"Roseate's, Kingfisher, and Cormorants, Oh My!"

Hello all

Here are a few I captured from a few weeks ago to just recently

Canon EOS 30D, Canon EF 500mm f4L IS with Canon EF 1.4x II TC

1. Roseate Spoonbill f6.7 1/350 sec

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More great stuff Kidd. Wish I could afford that lens.

Thanks Mitch; with the images you are always presenting here on the forum, I don't think you need it.

Very nice series here...first Spoonbill is nicely posed and great perch. The second Cormorant with the Wing Stretch is great and I like the behaviour you captured in the last photo...very nice!

I especially like the detail in the top feathers of the Cormorant. Number 5 almost looks like it was shot in a studio - guess those clouds paid off!

Thanks Gary, Poindexter, your comments are always appreciated

Beautiful photos! Amazed that you can use as slow a shutter speed as the data shows. What head and support? Or do you bench press 400+

Thanks Don

I use a Wimberly Gymbal Head mounted on a Manfrotto 055MF3

Very nice series here Kidd, they are all great, but I really like what you did with the cormorants in the bad light, well done.

Wow, nice series indeed. We have the same birds in area's around here, but I haven't been to the one area the Roseate spoonbills all hang out at.

Thanks Trevor and Don, your comments are appreciated

Excellent series of shots, my favorite would have to be the Kingfisher. It is a beautiful capture.

Love that kingfisher shot. They're so hard to get close to.
The other shots are wonderful too. Nice work.

Kiddpsychotic wrote in post #2730517
Thanks Don

I use a Wimberly Gymbal Head mounted on a Manfrotto 055MF3

I am glad to know that the 055MF3 supports that lens and head. I join it with a Jobu HD Gimbal and use my Manfrotto 3221 Mountaineer which is quite heavy. I have the 055 and I will pair it with the 500 and save may back!

Thanks!

Thanks Dennis, Shirley, and Don,
Don Wrote "I am glad to know that the 055MF3 supports that lens and head. I join it with a Jobu HD Gimbal and use my Manfrotto 3221 Mountaineer which is quite heavy. I have the 055 and I will pair it with the 500 and save may back!"

The 055MF3 is light yet strong enough to support your 500 and Gymbal, I have had no problems with it.