Early Morning Heron - Great Blue

Check any day, any time and you will most likely find the 100 - 400 mounted on my 50D. This glass and I are meant to be together forever. So after years of making photographs in places where dirt is abundant I sent my beloved Dust Pump to Canon service to have it cleaned and restored to "Factory Specs". In order to avoid severe separation anxiety I purchased the 1.4 Extender to use with the 70 - 200. This photograph was made early today with them and the crop is as big as they come. Hopefully I can continue to share worthy images while the work is being done.

Early Morning Heron - Great Blue

Nice catch, nice light and reflection as well.

The 100-400 is a GREAT lens isn't it? I actually love the push pull design, I know some don't, and I know some have complained that it's a little soft at the long end but, in truth, must have a good copy as mines tack sharp throughout its focal range. Yours obviously is too, having seen so many of your shots with it.

Hope you get it back soon. In the meantime looks like this combos working for you nicely!

Nice Lil, love my 100-400 too.

Andrew Tingle wrote in post #14928471
Nice catch, nice light and reflection as well.

The 100-400 is a GREAT lens isn't it? I actually love the push pull design, I know some don't, and I know some have complained that it's a little soft at the long end but, in truth, must have a good copy as mines tack sharp throughout its focal range. Yours obviously is too, having seen so many of your shots with it.

Hope you get it back soon. In the meantime looks like this combos working for you nicely!

Andrew, I love the push pull as well. It is simple and easy to control with the tension ring. Thanks so much for your kind words. It certainly is different working without it.

G3G4G5 wrote in post #14928603
Nice Lil, love my 100-400 too.

Thanks so much Chris

Very nice Lil, the reflection compliments the shot very well!

Lovely Lil~

I like that you left some environment in there. Looks great Lil.

oh and I love my 100-400 too!

Excellent shot Lil! Stunning that even in the reflection, they eyes are so clear! My uncle loves his 100-400 too!

Hahahaha....too funny, Lil. I was just contemplating doing the exact same thing on the way home, today

That's a nice shot of the heron, but that combo just isn't a good substitute for the ole' Pump, is it?

Lovely shot Lilian, great reflection.

Looks like you should survive for a while without the old dust pump!

I hope it comes home soon, lol!

nice one, Lil

cppr85 wrote in post #14931190
Very nice Lil, the reflection compliments the shot very well!

Thank kindly Jay

Flo wrote in post #14931448
Lovely Lil~

Thank you Gail

jhayesvw wrote in post #14932883
I like that you left some environment in there. Looks great Lil.

oh and I love my 100-400 too!

Jeremey, thanks so much. I do try to leave some environment in my shots when possible, if only not for interest.
It has been three days now and the anxiety is very real.

jodelak wrote in post #14933542
Excellent shot Lil! Stunning that even in the reflection, they eyes are so clear! My uncle loves his 100-400 too!

You are so kind Jo. Thank you. Have you tried your Uncle's lens?

Snydremark wrote in post #14933549
Hahahaha....too funny, Lil. I was just contemplating doing the exact same thing on the way home, today

That's a nice shot of the heron, but that combo just isn't a good substitute for the ole' Pump, is it?

Eric, it was so hard to bring myself to the camera shop with lens in hand. I'm just hoping that it comes back the same old great lens that I know and love.
And no, the combo is definitely not a substitute for my beloved Pump. I'm biting my tongue on judgement until having a bit more experience with it.

Lester Wareham wrote in post #14934383
Lovely shot Lilian, great reflection.

Looks like you should survive for a while without the old dust pump!

Thank you Lester and I certainly hope so. I just fear it will not be easy.

BGgraphy wrote in post #14934417
I hope it comes home soon, lol!

Bret, I knew you would understand.

dgraham329 wrote in post #14935271
nice one, Lil

Thank you Dean.

Another fine pic Lil. You do real well with the 70-200 also.

KT29 wrote in post #14936785
Another fine pic Lil. You do real well with the 70-200 also.

You are very kind. Thank you Terry.