Got out for a brief moment today...

with the 300 f2.8 and 1.4x on. I didnt feel well all day, lousy stomach.

this is uncropped, just levels, sharpen and resize. A different group from the one I usually shoot:

NIKON D2H    ---    420mm    f/4.5    1/2000s    ISO 250

missed the focus on the eyes here, dang:

NIKON D2H    ---    420mm    f/4.5    1/1000s    ISO 250

bumped into my usual group. They seem ok with me, walking within inches, looking at me, but then going and feeding way too close for this lens to focus. I have to back up often. Shoulda taken the tc off, but too lazy:

NIKON D2H    ---    420mm    f/4.0    1/750s    ISO 250

NIKON D2H    ---    420mm    f/4.0    1/750s    ISO 250

NIKON D2H    ---    420mm    f/4.0    1/500s    ISO 250

nailed a couple a full Reznick's in the prone position:

NIKON D2H    ---    420mm    f/4.0    1/1000s    ISO 250

here is a sequence of two shots in a row, one cropped and the other full frame. Shot on a monopod at 1/750th sec:

NIKON D2H    ---    420mm    f/4.0    1/750s    ISO 320

NIKON D2H    ---    420mm    f/4.0    1/750s    ISO 320

they were pulling grubs and stuff out left and right, didnt help my stomach:

NIKON D2H    ---    420mm    f/4.0    1/750s    ISO 320

 

Thanks all, my stomach still is not right. Just aches. Doesnt matter if I eat or not.

Cant wait for this to pass, no pun intended.