Early morning shot...

[Backdoctor]

Drove onto the island, and was being eaten by noseeums, so headed back home. On the way, saw this guy or gal go into a tree. Got out with the D2H, 300 f2.8 and 1.7x handheld. Was early morning light.

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[jfenton]

Harris

Great shot pal and I'm impressed with the quality using the 1.7 TC.

Aren't noseeums fun?

 

[mrtac2man]

all i can say is wow.. very nice shot....sometimes the unexpected are the best... also impressed with the 1.7x hand held.... strong arms or very good light... nice job...
Tim

 

[Nikam]

Great capture Harris! Your hands must be a lot steadier than mine.

I don't blame you for avoiding the noseeums. I can go out and get a ton of mosquito bites and if I just ignore the itch for 20 minutes its gone. With noseeums, however, I really react and get a large itchy sore from each bite that lasts for days.

 

[Backdoctor]

thanks Jim, Tim and Dennis. Here's another one from that sequence:

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I'd say there is about 60% cropped out of the frame.

 

[DiverX]

Super shot, amazing when you factor in the x1.7! Nice work!! :shock:

 

[PhotoDawg]

Very nice!!

 

[Jarrell]

Well done Harris. And, I hate noseeums cause I can't see'um. Vicious little devils they are.
Its been a pleasure watching you get better and better over the last few years. I know that you really put your heart into it.
Jarrell

 

[drueter]

Great shots, Harris!! Nice to see what the 1.7TC can do with that lens. Have you tried it with the 300f4 yet?

 

[bfjr]

Just great crystal clear and sharp.
Good to know since I'm looking into either tc14 or 17 right now

Great catches !!

 

[Gale]

Very Beautiful Harris :>))))))))

 

[Flew]

Excellent shots Harris!!

So how do you compare the f2.8 and f4 now that you've shot with both for a while?

 

[Backdoctor]

Thanks George and Brian.

Jarrell, I appreciate that. I've admired your work for about 3 years now. Good to see you posting again, I missed you.

Thanks Don and Ben. I find the 1.7x works better with the 2.8 as it focuses faster and is sharper in my opinion.

Thanks to you too Gale and Frank.

 

[Lisa]

Now that is just beautiful! You have some pretty big birds down there. May I ask what kind of bird it is?

You are right, though. Some of the best shots I have taken are the ones I don't go out to seek.

 

[Anthony747]

Now that is just beautiful! You have some pretty big birds down there. May I ask what kind of bird it is?

You are right, though. Some of the best shots I have taken are the ones I don't go out to seek.

Lisa, Its a male osprey!

Nice shot Backdoctor!

Anthony

 

[Backdoctor]

Thanks Lisa and Anthony