The Nikkor 200-400VR lens gets a lot of positive reviews for it's zoom capability, buy what's not often spoken about too much is it's ability
to close focus down to 6.2 feet! Which can make for some interesting near macro images.
A touch more DOF would have been nice.
Nikon D300 200-400VR ISO200 f/7 1/200s@400mm + Gitzo GT3450LS. approx 25%crop.
Nicely done Marc...well exposed with good positioning of the subject. The lighter color in the lower right doesn't bother me. Regarding the DOF I agree with you wishing for a bit more on the tail however well executed.
Love the yellow of the df against the gray BG - very pretty and "metallic" in feel. A little more DOF would have been nice but I'd still consider this a big score. Nicely done!
Hi Marc, tough to get more dof from this angle and agree with you about the near macro capabilities of the 200-400. I find the eye and back looking a bit oversharpened, love the bg.