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This morning I had a chance to enjoy some Wood Ducks lingering for about an hour. Being so unique looking, it was a treat to get many shots. Of course the background was a cluttered tangle of branches. Here are a few cropped shots.IMG_0612.jpg

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While I've enjoyed the Tamron 150-600mm, I'm yearning for the extra sharpness and light gathering power of the EF 600mm III IS.
 
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Waterfowl are still moving through my area and more are arriving each day. The past couple days were two of my favorites. Wood Duck and Ring-necked Duck. It's usually dark and gloomy by me in early spring, and it has been exactly that lately. 7D mkll / EF600 F4 ll / 1.4xlll

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I also had the pleasure of watching a few Hooded Mergansers a few days ago. One of the males came up with a decent sized Bullhead. It was a little bit of a struggle for him to get it down, but eventually he did. He was rather far away, maybe 100 yards or so.
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Jack Douglas

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I also had the pleasure of watching a few Hooded Mergansers a few days ago. One of the males came up with a decent sized Bullhead. It was a little bit of a struggle for him to get it down, but eventually he did. He was rather far away, maybe 100 yards or so.
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How is hand holding the 600 going for you? Great shots even with the distance.

Jack
 
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Waterfowl are still moving through my area and more are arriving each day. The past couple days were two of my favorites. Wood Duck and Ring-necked Duck. It's usually dark and gloomy by me in early spring, and it has been exactly that lately. 7D mkll / EF600 F4 ll / 1.4xlll

Jeremy


Beautiful birds. Very nice pictures, Jeremy.
 
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How is hand holding the 600 going for you? Great shots even with the distance.

Jack

Thank you! The majority of the time I'm on a tripod. I used to hand hold the 500, and I've done the same with the 600, since its essentially the same weight as 500. It's a lot more balanced and it is way easier to hand hold. Most of the flying eagle and hawk shots I've posted in the other thread are hand held, only because when driving around, there's no time to get tripod out and ready. It does make for a long day though

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This morning I had a chance to enjoy some Wood Ducks lingering for about an hour. Being so unique looking, it was a treat to get many shots. Of course the background was a cluttered tangle of branches. Here are a few cropped shots.View attachment 189444

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While I've enjoyed the Tamron 150-600mm, I'm yearning for the extra sharpness and light gathering power of the EF 600mm III IS.


I have never in my entire life seen a duck perched in a tree. Ever. These are great shots too by the way.

EDIT - just learned that the Wood Ducks are one of the only breeds to make their nests in trees so that explains that - I've only seen a wood duck in the wild once and I blew the highlights into the stratosphere.

Kept the shots though. LOL...
 
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Alan, that bluetit is wonderful. :love:
I really get a little bit jealous. I don't know why, but I couldn't manage to get my tries even half that sharp and crispy. (Though I know the drawbacks of a 5D3 over a 5DS R)
What exposure data do you have here?
 
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