I took this photograph a few months ago. I had just purchased my new Sigma 120-300 f/2.8 lens. I was amazed with the sharpness compared to my previous low end lens. This bird is very difficult to photograph. Unfortunately I cut off the tip of the tail.
1/160s
f/8
ISO 640
600 mm with 2X converter
Last edited by joel quenneville; 01-05-2008 at 12:36 PM.
Exposure and light look good. First thing that has to be mentioned is the chopped tail - too bad about that. Also wish the head was more parallel to the sensor plane. Sharpness looks good, and the diagonal perch helps with the comp.