Bird Watching: The 2010 Osprey season heats up, 1 by MargaretK

MargaretK wrote:
Burd, it does have its limits. Even in the reasonably good lighting I had yesterday afternoon I had to increase the ISO to 500 to allow me to keep the shutter speed and aperture at a do-able level. I ordered the tripod head yesterday and already have the tripod, so I'll test it out when that arrives. I still have the Canon 1.4 converter if this one doesn't take good shots with the tripod set up.

Duc, the shots were a bit soft and I sharpened them in Elements. With the 400mm lens on its own, I rarely need to do that. The teleconverter hunts around quite a bit. I need to prefocus and then it works a little faster. I might try it out on the 70-200mm lens and see how it compares with the Canon tc.

Thanks Pelle. The more I watch these birds, the more fascinating they become.

Nanny, I included the shot of Dad scratching to show just how laid back these birds are about a human presence. I also took several practice shots of him dozing.

Rose, thanks, but Elements are what made them appear sharper than they really are. He's a very generous partner, always bringing the love of his life little gifts. Big Hook: "Darling, when I said I wanted a rock for our anniversary, that isn't exactly what I had in mind".

Burn, I don't know what it is, but I agree, it'd be a very heavy and unwieldy object for him to carry if it was a rock.