Shot this afternoon, Blackwater NWR. C&C most appreciated. D300, 80-400 handheld

Great looking capture, love the pose.....

Fine capture Mick.

Morris

Nice shot Mike, looks like you got lucky out there today. I might have cropped some more off of the bottom

Tim

z06jim wrote:
Great looking capture, love the pose.....

Thanks Jim, appreciate the feedback.

morris wrote:
Fine capture Mick.

Morris

Thanks for the comment Morris. I hope between you and me we have proven the 80-400 to be a formidable lens in the right hands

Great capture Mick. Unusual pose for this baldy

Dick.

Great pose Mick!! Agree with Tim on shaving a bit from below

Tom

Tim Kuhn wrote:
Nice shot Mike, looks like you got lucky out there today. I might have cropped some more off of the bottom

Tim

Thanks Tim. I would like to have cropped more but I'm already over a 100%. What I really need is a 500 with TC!!

What I really need is a 500 with TC!!

Admitting it is half way there Mike

Tim

Dick on Aruba wrote:
Great capture Mick. Unusual pose for this baldy

Dick.

He just let me hang with him for about 20 minutes. The late afternoon sun had dipped behind a cloud and I'm thinkin "oh great, by the time it comes back out he'll be gone", but he hung around and the sun came back out in time for me to fire off about 50 shots before a ranger came by and scared him off.

Tim Kuhn wrote:
What I really need is a 500 with TC!!

Admitting it is half way there Mike

Tim

Please, call me Mitch

Thomas Sanders wrote:
Great pose Mick!! Agree with Tim on shaving a bit from below

Tom

OK OK you guys, how's this?? Unfortunately the 80-400 doesn't hold up as well on heavy crops. It

I like this much better Mick, nice mod

Tom

Mick Haensler wrote:
Thomas Sanders wrote:
Great pose Mick!! Agree with Tim on shaving a bit from below

Tom

OK OK you guys, how's this?? Unfortunately the 80-400 doesn't hold up as well on heavy crops. It


Here's the original.

Way too much cropping. You just need to get closer.

Taken with 100-400 and no cropping:

Imagemaster wrote:
Way too much cropping. You just need to get closer.

Taken with 100-400 and no cropping:



Great shot. Wish I could have gotten that close. Unfortunately it was not an option in this situation. We were seperated by water and silly me forgot to bring a boat. Maybe next time. Also, the 80-400 can't go all the way to 400 without getting soft nor does it take a TC very well. in essence, it's a 350mm.

And besides, I think we've all been guilty of a little overcropping now and again haven't we.

Mick Haensler wrote:
And besides, I think we've all been guilty of a little overcropping now and again haven't

Posted in good humor mind you, I just couldn't resist. That was an awesome series

Maybe one day I will get lucky and capture those clasping talons at a closer distance.

In the meantime, how about no cropping at 223mm?

Imagemaster wrote:

In the meantime, how about no cropping at 223mm?



What are you dude?? Half eagle?? Gotta know the story how you got so close. C'mon, you gotst ta give it up.... that's insanely close.

Nice shot Mick!