This Bat Falcon was photographed near Canopy Tower with the Canon 800mm f/5.6L IS lens, the 2X II TC, and the EOS-1D MIII in white sky conditions. ISO 500. Evaluative metering +3 stops off the sky: 1/200 sec. at f/11 set manually. Fill flash via manual mode at 1:1 with the Better Beamer.
I never get AF with this combination and I have not had much success focusing manually with the 800 and the 2X. Folks have suggested using Live View to attain more accurate focus but I am not familar with activating it so I was stuck with the viewfinder even though I tried....
IAC, I did get one sharp image as seen here.
When the sun came out, the bird flew off and returned to its perch with a freshly caught bat! But with a gentle wind from the west, it sat eating the bird while facing away from us and from the light.... You gotta love it.







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