"On A Mission - The Sequel"

[Gus Cobos]

“On A Mission – The Sequel"

Note: This is the continuation of about the sixth frame of an image posted a few days ago. The original capture had the wing position on the down stroke; and this one has the raised wings.

This little guy was flying low across the river at Shark Valley, Florida at Everglades National Park. He was painted with a Nikon D70s, using a Nikkor AF-S 300mm f/4D IF-ED lens. and a Nikkor 1.7 T/C.

Image solution:
focal length @ 765mm / exposure mode @ aperture priority / in camera matrix metering / ISO @ 400 / 1/1640sec. - f/5.6 / white balance @ auto / AF - mode @ dynamic range, auto - continuous / color space @ sRGB /lighting solution - no speedlight, ambient light / exposure comp @ -1.0EV / tone comp @ +1 degree / hue adjustment @ +2 degrees / saturation factor @ +1 degree / support platform - no tripod, hand held /

Comments greatly appreciated…:cool:

[Alfred Forns]

Good capture with the converter Gus !! Does slow down the AF but fully workable !!! ... imo better than having to crop !!!

I like the raised wings, image made before bird got past you and clean bg !!!

[Lance Peters]

Hi Gus - like the wings UP :) Clean BG - like it a lot :)

[Ilija Dukovski]

I like it!
Good to know that:
Nikkor AF-S 300mm f/4D IF-ED lens. and a Nikkor 1.7 T/C
works very well. I'm about to get the 1.4 T/C or 1.7 T/C.

Cheers,

[Harold Davis]

i like the raised wing position. really nice. nice and sharp with the TC!!!

[Oscar Zangroniz]

Like the position in the frame before it passed you. Sharp eye too.

[denise ippolito]

Gus, Nice capture-like the wing position . Nice BG!

[Kerry Perkins]

Very nice Gus. I like the wing position and flight pose. Big bonus with the under-wing reflections off the water!