Post your best bird shots!

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Do you find that you use the 1.4X a lot and if you had to do it again would you opt for the 500mm or 600mm lens?

yeah, I know what do you mean. my dream set up should be 1DIV and the 600mm version II or the 800mm with those new TCs. but I have to consider the weight and especially the money issue[]


500mm version I with TCs is the "cheapest" way to go( unlike Fast Glass, I can't live without the AF and the cheaper non IS version is the alternative choice IMO) and a lot lighter than the 600mm I.

Are you using a tripod or monopod?

I use Benro tripod and it's wimberley type head, it's another cheaper alternative way, it works pretty good to me so far. I never use a monopod,but I guess it should be better when shooting BIF.

Is this heavily cropped?

I don't think it's a heavily cropped picture but I don't remember how much I cropped, I got check the original one when got home.

You may want to see if you can reduce the noise in the blue sky, and perhaps get rid of those 3 vertical branches in the bottom right of the frame.

yes, I agree. I wish there was better colorful BG, I didn't like the blue sky anyway, so I was lazy to work on the BG very much[]


thanks Rich for your comments!