Kestral and Grackle

gluwater

First here is a Grackle I shot today while hopeing to get a BCNH. I knew where the BCNH was but had to manuever to get it in view. Unfortunately the BCNH spooked before I even saw it. Oh well, I had great light so I settled on a grackle.
20D 400 f/5.6 ISO 1600


Earlier in the day as I was leaving work (I left early today whoo hoo) I took a couple shots of the Kestral that lives behind my work. I decided to try something different though. I used my 300 f/4 IS handheld but also used two, yes two 1.4x TC's for a total focal length of 588mm. I used a Canon and Tamron TC so I retained AF and IS. To my surprise the shots were actually pretty usable. Here is a slightly cropped version and a 100% crop. Let me know what you think.

Slight crop


100% crop


If you would like to see the unprocessed shots let me know and I'll post them as soon as I get back from trout fishing in Missouri. Wish me luck and thanks for looking!

Osprey Whisperer

Have a good time fishing. Tight lines Nick. Don't forget to take the fishing poles. Man can't live on photography alone. Good man. Land some trout....and take their pics.

dallas

Nice Kestral Nick hope you didn't get you feet wet shooting the Grackel.

gluwater

Bird Man Photographer wrote:

Have a good time fishing. Tight lines Nick. Don't forget to take the fishing poles. Man can't live on photography alone. Good man. Land some trout....and take their pics.

Thanks Mike. I'll try to have a good time. No work, flyfishing in a natural spring fed river stocked by the onsite hatchery. It will be hard but I think I'll be able to relax.

gluwater

dallas wrote:

Nice Kestral Nick hope you didn't get you feet wet shooting the Grackel.

No I was high and dry Dallas. But I'll definitely get my feet wet in MO . Thanks for looking

Harryb

Good pics nick. Good work on the kestrel, they are not easy captures.