kingfisher slightly cropped ISO 160
This particular set from a fortnight ago has produced some of my best shots from the last 2 years. A whole combination of things made these - the new perches I installed trying to make the most of the available light in this shaded spot, a nice bright sunny day (winter sun less harsh than summertime) which enabled the use of my 1.4 extender on my 100-400mm lens and of course the Kingfisher that decided to hang around for a good 25-30 minutes. Taken with my Canon 7D MkII, 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II with 1.4x III on a Sirui ball head sitting on a carbon Manfrotto tripod. 1/250 sec at f/8.0, 560mm focal length with an ISO of 160 and edited in Adobe Lightroom Classic.
kingfisher slightly cropped ISO 160
This particular set from a fortnight ago has produced some of my best shots from the last 2 years. A whole combination of things made these - the new perches I installed trying to make the most of the available light in this shaded spot, a nice bright sunny day (winter sun less harsh than summertime) which enabled the use of my 1.4 extender on my 100-400mm lens and of course the Kingfisher that decided to hang around for a good 25-30 minutes. Taken with my Canon 7D MkII, 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II with 1.4x III on a Sirui ball head sitting on a carbon Manfrotto tripod. 1/250 sec at f/8.0, 560mm focal length with an ISO of 160 and edited in Adobe Lightroom Classic.