Bird Watching: "On The Waterfront" - Part 2, 1 by linthicum

linthicum wrote:
Hi Margaret, these were taken at 500mm. I had a 1.4x teleconverter on which gave me 700mm but I was too close for that focal length. I had difficulty getting the full Osprey in the photo so I took the teleconverter off. I'm going to guess that the distance was 100 to 150 feet (30 to 45 meters). They were rather easy shots but I am still learning the use of exposure compensation in certain circumstances especially shooting into the sky. These photos were all taken within 30 minutes of each other but the sky can change dramatically in that time frame.