Looks pretty good to me. No excuses necessary.
What was the shutter speed? The flash makes all to difference in the world -
allowing a high enough shutter to freeze the subject.
While being doable I don't think I'd want to live with the focus issue @ f11
for many shots.
Kenneth Waller
----- Original Message -----
From: "Christian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: More about birds on a budget
Thinking about the latest thread on what lens for bird photography without
breaking the bank, I went out and did a quick field test.
Here is a 300/4 with 1.4x extender AND 2x extender for a total of 840mm
f11 equivalent. I used a Sigma flash with Kirk flash x-tender for a bit
of extra light. The bird was about 50 feet away and this is quite a crop
and resized for the web, etc, etc. (It's crappy composition; I hate the
looking-up-perspective, but it's a pretty bird: a Northern
"yellow-shafted" flicker (Colaptes auratus) a type of woodpecker common
around here).
http://ww2.xian.us:8080/flicker_IMG_4798.jpg
~200k
As a test I'm happy with the sharpness, color and lack of any obvious lens
artifacts. The combination of lens and 2 TCs was a bit difficult to focus
due to so much loss of light, but definitely doable.
--
Christian
http://photography.skofteland.net
