Post your best current shots

[PatrickH]

Great insights, thank you both.

Dave, you must have been quite close in your last shot (I assume at 280mm). Are you sitting in a blind or in the open? Anyone using a camo sleeve? Does it help? I'm finding that just raising the camera to take the shot has been enough to scare several away.

I'm now using the Canon 400 5.6 prime and a 6D. Debated between this and the 2x III for my 70-200. Also briefly considered the 100-400 I. I was a bit worried about lack of IS before the purchase, but to Joel's point I can push the ISO on the 6D pretty far before I run into trouble. The lens itself is light and easy to handhold. I've had to keep both eyes open a few times to find my subject, but viewfinder jitter really hasn't been bad.

So far liking the lens a lot.

[Dave Throgmartin]

Great insights, thank you both.

Dave, you must have been quite close in your last shot (I assume at 280mm). Are you sitting in a blind or in the open? Anyone using a camo sleeve? Does it help? I'm finding that just raising the camera to take the shot has been enough to scare several away.

I'm now using the Canon 400 5.6 prime and a 6D. Debated between this and the 2x III for my 70-200. Also briefly considered the 100-400 I. I was a bit worried about lack of IS before the purchase, but to Joel's point I can push the ISO on the 6D pretty far before I run into trouble. The lens itself is light and easy to handhold. I've had to keep both eyes open a few times to find my subject, but viewfinder jitter really hasn't been bad.

So far liking the lens a lot.

I'm shooting through my sliding door window in these shots. I try to keep it reasonably clean to avoid affecting the image. I'm typically ~ 15 ft away.

Dave