I created this Red-throated Loon (Red-throated Diver here in Europe) image in Svalbard, Norway with the Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II lens, the Canon EF 1.4X III TC (hand held at 280mm), and the Canon EOS-1D Mark IV. ISO 400. Evaluative metering at zero: 1/800 sec. at f/4 in Manual mode.
Lens/TC/camera body Micro-adjustment: +1. (After I had this Mark IV repaired and adjusted the micro-adjustment dropped from +5 to +1 with the TC in place; it is important to micro-adjust once a month.)
This was the first bird that we photographed on our first day. What followed turned out to be probably the greatest day of photography in my 28 year career. The day included Ivory Gull, King Eider, Parasitic Jaeger, Svalbard Reindeer, dozens of tame Common Eiders nesting and courting, and lots more. For more images and the story of the amazing start to my Norway trip, check out the blog here.







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Wonder if you could pop the eye just a tad more in this one. love the open beak and how did you get so low, were you on a vessel? great perspective, my eye seems to want just a tad more room on the left in order to see the entire nest. Great job with this setup, your making me want the new 70-200 now:eek: Wow what a nice bkg too.
