More bits and bobs with the Kenko converter

Canon 30D, 100-400mm, Kenko Teleplus 1.4x converter, handheld:

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These are very nice. Really nice collection. Looks like you were really close with the lapwing and stilt.

Every one of these are stunning. Beautiful work. I can hardly believe how sharp they are.
I'm not getting nearly that good of images with the same equipment on a tripod with remote shutter and mirror lockup. How close are you to these?

They are really good! I'll admit to a tendency to prefer primes but I certainly wouldn't be complaining about any of those shots. Nice work.

Cheers
Bill

Thanks all.

Shirley, I was between quite and very close to all of these birds with the exception of the greylag - these were all taken at a wildfowl park in Norfolk, England and the birds are very relaxed about people.

The light was horrible on the day I took these (I was never below 400 ISO, the stilt is 640 ISO and f/5.6, and the bearded tit is at 800 ISO and f/5.6) otherwise they'd have been better, I'm sure.

Bill, one advantage of zooms is the ability to zoom!



Both the stilt and the lapwing were at less than 400mm, but I had no room to back up. I wouldn't have got those shots with say, a 400mm prime. The IS helped too - there are some lower-than-ideal shutter speeds here...

that first pic is stunning, all of them are really nice

Nice shots. I really like the banded Bearded Tit.

Wonderful series, top notch work.

Amazing. I really like the thirs one with that reflection in the water. But there all great.

WOW ... all very nice shots!

Thanks all.

If I'm honest these are just "OK" (don't get me wrong, I'm happy enough with them all, 2 & 3 being my favourites) but again I think they show something of the potential of the 100-400 with a converter/extender.

Keith this is a beautiful collection of shots. I'd be pleased to have any of these in my collection.

One of the nicest series posted recently

You ought to be Proud of These

Thanks, Stephen,

these are all "tame" birds (I'm a birder first and foremost and really prefer wild bird photography), and as I say the light was grim on the day, so there's definitely room for improvement, on both a photographic and an emotional level!



Thanks to you too, hTr.

Great series Keith, they are all great, but the bearded tit gets my vote for #1, very nicely done.