local waterfowl

some naked photography

I would guess that 90% of people who have a big telephoto lens have a converter of some description on the lens 95% of the time; the best converters like the Canon 1.4x are truly excellent but lenses must in theory perform at their best when used alone so here are a few I tried with the 400 DO2 and no converter; 5D4

Moorhen, Tufted, Black-tailed Godwit 2x

just had the 2x II back at Canon for a warped internal seal replacement; calibrated and cleaned etc -- not exactly cheap but seems to be working well -- 1DX, 300 2.8 II and 2x III -- all Waters' Edge Barton on a quick evening test

and finally a Moorhen dancing on ice

trying to walk on ice that was just not thick enough but entertaining; Canon 7D2 and Canon 300 2.8 II at Iso 400

a few waterbirds

Water Rail, Moorhen dancing and a French Pochard

wildfowl today

common birds from slightly different perspectives