Quote Originally Posted by Vern View Post
Great composition to isolate the subject Joel - perfect pose and nice catchlight on the eye. I love titmice. I note that you shot this at f8 with the 500 f4 - going for more sharpness and/or a little more DOF? I find the 600II + 1.4XIII is sharp at f5.6 or f8, but I tend to try to use the latter in the hope that a little more of the subject will be in focus - even though I know the DOF is pretty shallow with either especially when the subject is close.
Thanks....you are correct.....trying to maximize sharpness and dof with f/8....although that is only stopped down one stop from wide open when using the 1.4TC