Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS II USM

^ Great Eagle capture.


600mm Pheasant:

IMAGE LINK: http://www.flickr.com/​photos/2slo7/117091347​35/

2slo - amazing capture above, the light is perfect!

Thanks I managed two shots before she moved out of the light, here's the other one. Both of these are 600mm (with the 2x TC III) handheld:

IMAGE LINK: http://www.flickr.com/​photos/2slo7/117112701​26/

This young eagle is leaving its perch to eat a fish that it just spotted. It wasn't a challenge for the eagle. The fish it chose was dead and laying on the bank of the river.

70D, 300 II, TC2 III. Not cropped.

^ Very nice!!

Bryan

Excellent and the background is to die for.

Looks like I need to go to Conowingo dam.....any more clues on when to go and where once there? I googled, about 8 hours from me....a way lot closer than Homer.
Needs not be said the eagle above is breath taking.

MedicineMan4040 wrote in post #16583880
Looks like I need to go to Conowingo dam.....any more clues on when to go and where once there? I googled, about 8 hours from me....a way lot closer than Homer.
Needs not be said the eagle above is breath taking.

Mid november until mid December seems to be the time of year with the most eagles and consistent action at the Conowingo dam. Once you are there you can't miss out on where the action is…There will 100+ photogs clicking away.

@MedicineMan: I went last Nov13-20, 2013 before thanksgiving, Bel Air is the nearest town if you can find a hotel. My est. about 1/2 hr. drive. There is a lot of action

W/ 2X T.C.

^Nice!

I was hoping these two shots might follow the one you posted a few days ago. I haven't been fortunate enough to get a "fish catch" yet, but it sure is fun trying!

Regards, Jim

jimi60d wrote in post #16584221
^Nice!

I was hoping these two shots might follow the one you posted a few days ago. I haven't been fortunate enough to get a "fish catch" yet, but it sure is fun trying!

Regards, Jim

You are corrected these two shots follow the one I posted a few days ago. Keep trying and hope you will get it soon.

I have a question for the photographers that follow this forum. I see that most of you are using a 5D3 or a 1Dx. Compared to a crop-sensor camera, you either need a longer lens or a 60% post-processing crop to get the same image as my 70D. Assuming that you use a crop, do you find that the cropped image from a full-frame sensor retains better Image Quality than the native image from a crop-sensor camera? I used to have a 60D and a 7D, and I wasn't very happy with the IQ of tight crops. I find that my 70D is better, but I don't know how it would compare with a full-frame sensor. The picture below is a 100% crop of the young eagle that I shared yesterday. As you can see, the fine details in the feathers aren't there. Would those details be there with a full-frame camera?

70D, 300 II, TC2 III, f/5.6, 1/1000, ISO 400, Handheld, 100% Crop

2slo wrote in post #16571403
^ Great Eagle capture.


600mm Pheasant:

IMAGE LINK: http://www.flickr.com/​photos/2slo7/117091347​35/
Caught in the light by 2slo7, on Flickr

Fabulous just love it

jimi60d wrote in post #16583691
This young eagle is leaving its perch to eat a fish that it just spotted. It wasn't a challenge for the eagle. The fish it chose was dead and laying on the bank of the river.

70D, 300 II, TC2 III. Not cropped.

Hey Jim,
How do you like the 70d performance with 300mm + 2x TC? How's the AF and high iso performance? Im thinking to buy one for my backup.