Woodland creatures and birds

[Jayson]

For my 101st post, though I would post some of my better outdoor pictures. Someone dropped a big pile of seeds on the ground in the local park and I happened to have the camera with me. Taken with 70-200f4 with 1.4x kenko tc at 280mm, Canon 7D. Let me know what you think...





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[bouwy]

Great shots Jason. The shot in the middle looks like a postcard.[Y]. Well done. What's your thoughts on the Kenko 1.4. Let me know. Wally

[Jayson]

I really like it. I haven't noticed any decrease in sharpness from using that. I chose the Kenko over the Canon due to price and the fact that all the reviews showed that it held up in the sharpnesscategory. I know it isn't weather sealed, but I don't own any other lenses than the 70-200, that are. I don't take pictures in anything but dry weather so I don't see that as a problem.

[MrGreenBug]

Hi Jayson, nice photos! Very rich in color. Love the first photo -- the squirrel, I like it how it seems to pose for you.


Simply wonderful!!! []

[Sheiky]

Nice shots! Wow are the squirrels really that colored where you live?


Where I live I only see one once a year and it's looks pretty much brown to me. Kick-ass birds by the way![Y]

[lynx0069]

nice shots jayson. i too use a 70-200f/4, but on an XSi, and am looking for a tc.....which kenko do you have?? the pro300 or the mc4?? and when you got it, did you compare it to the sigma or tamron??

[piiooo]

Nice shots! Wow are the squirrels really that colored where you live?

Exactly, where did you take these? I know red squirrels are all over Europe, but in the States they are scarce...

[Jayson]

The Kenko that I use is the pro300 DG. I read some reviews and gave it a try. I never have compared it to the other TC because I didn't have the money to buy them to try once I purchased the 70-200. The reviews I read said that the Kenko and Tamron were basically the same optics by the same company, just different names on the TC. I like it, so that works for me.


I never realized how saturated the photos were until I saw them on another computer today. My photo computer with the calibrated monitor crashed two days ago, so it appears this one is a little on the red side. For the most part, that is the color of the squirrel. I live in Nebraska/Iowaand we have this color of squirrel in theMidwestand then black colored squirrels also. I believe the black squirrels are from across the Missouri River.


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[Jayson]

Here is one of the black squirrels. I don't see a whole lot of them, but they are quite different.


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[Jayson]

Thanks for looking and thank you everyone for your comments. I appreciate the feedback.