This worn, molting adult Western was photographed at Fort DeSoto Park on August 5, 2008.
Car as blind with the 600 mm f/4L IS lens, the 1.4X II TC, and the EOS-40D on the BLUBB. ISO 640. Evaluative metering +1 1/3 stops: 1/200 sec. at f/9. Central sensor AI Servo AF on the bird's upper breast..
While this image is relatively sharp, f/9 was a bit much as it robbed me of much needed shutter speed... Why is shutter speed so important with the above combination? Can you say 26.88 magnification? (1344mm effetive focal length is a lot of ammo but remember that all of your errors are mulitplied by the square of the focal length!) Best to keep the beast very still while pushing the shutter button...
Don't be shy; all comments welcome.
ps: I cropped a tiny bit more off the bottom than I wanted to as there was something very funky going on with the reflections of the legs...







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