Had a great time last Friday and Saturday morning in Spoonbill paradise with James Shadle on his pontoon boat the Hooptie Deux. It is worth the trip down to Gibsonton, FL, for a day out on the water with James. You can check out James Shadle and his work here. (Click on the word "here" for more info.)
On Saturday morning it took a while for the spoonbills to come to the water (they must have had a late night partying on Friday. It is mating season anyhow). We discussed relocating the boat to another area, but just when we had packed up the gear for the move, the action started! I was sitting in the water underneath my tripod to get the lowest possible angle and concentrated on the flapping action. I used my 800mm with the 2.0X and manual focus. Liked the perspective of that combination and was actually quite amazed that it delivered pretty sharp results (when stopped down). Than disaster struck. I wanted to change my position and get back on my knees again. Instead of doing it properly, I took the easy way out, and leaned on one of the tripod legs. You can guess what happened: it snapped, nearly submersing myself and my equipment. Lesson learned: Never take the easy way out!
This image was created with the Canon 800mm f/5.6L IS lens, the 2.0X III TC, and the EOS-1DMIV. ISO 400. Evaluative metering at -2/3: 1/800 sec. at f/13 set manually. Manual focus.
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Sorry to hear about your tripod-but when I first read the title I was thinking it was "your" leg!!
