I was told by so called Experts......

[grandpawrichard]

that it is Impossible to hand hold a 400 mm lens with a 1.4X extender to get a decent photo. I guess I will never, ever learn!  



This shot was Hand held and then extremely cropped out of another photo. It is a little fuzzy, but I had to crop the photo several times to bring up just this birds head.

Camera Maker: Canon
Camera Model: Canon EOS 40D
Image Date: 2011-01-22 12:09:53 -0800
Focal Length: 560.0mm
Aperture: f/11.0
Exposure Time: 0.0025 s (1/400)
ISO equiv: 200
Exposure Bias: none
Metering Mode: Matrix
Exposure: shutter priority (semi-auto)
White Balance: Auto
Flash Fired: No (enforced)
Orientation: Normal
Color Space: sRGB
GPS Coordinate: undefined, undefined



Dick

[quadrafire]

Damn! I like it! That is a regal bird
I can't get a decent pic with a point and shoot from 10 ft without movement.

Dick what shutter speed was that? Doesn't that make a difference?

[boneaddict]

Great shot of him Dick.    i hand hold mine all the time.  The limitation is arm strength not clarity.

[Dmanmastertracker]

 Looks good to me, nice job Dick.

[Birdguy]

Looks great to me!

[grandpawrichard]

Thanks guys. I wanted to take the time to set up my tripod and use my electronic shutter release, but all the good spots to set up on were already taken and I was standing right on the edge of a busy road to grab this shot.
When I finally got to a place that was a great place to set up I found that my electronic shutter release had a dead battery! 

Dick

[goosegetter79]

Nice pic.

[Wazukie]

Nice shot Dick.  CAnt wait till I can get my long lens.  All I have now is the 70-200mm f2.8 but the 400 f4 is coming soon.

[grandpawrichard]

Wazuki,
These are for you buddy!





Dick

[wsucowboy]

very nice pictures!