Out the kitchen window

[HL45]

Been trying to improve my backyard setup for better backgrounds.
Shooting through a window with the 1.4x on 100-400mm seems to take away some sharpness.
Comments and critiques welcomed.

1.Mrs. Cardinal


2_9_14-4 by Mitch Wessels, on Flickr


2. Chickadee no crop


2_9_14-2 by Mitch Wessels, on Flickr

 

[DarkShadow]

Very nice.

 

[Woodsman]

Love Mrs C's picture. Maybe Mr C will come by.

 

[BillM]

Beautiful setup, you really came up with a great background. I need to do the same.

 

[DarkShadow]

Yea, HL has a Awesome kitchen window.

 

[treeafodo]

Nice shots! I like the sparkle you captured in the eye. Really brings life to the birds.

 

[HL45]

Thanks for the comments!!

Love Mrs C's picture. Maybe Mr C will come by.

Mr. C. yeah, I cut the tail off lol


02_08_14-9 by Mitch Wessels, on Flickr

 

[TJNY]

I need to take screens out and clean my windows!!!

 

[EtienneP]

Looks nice! You can always bump up the sharpness a little in Photoshop or Lightroom...

 

[JacaRanda]

That is a nice setup if you are getting these shots out of the kitchen window. Is the background artificial or did you move the perch to a better position?

What camera body are you using? My wife bought the 1.4tc for her 100-400, but once she found out she could only manually focus (I use it now).

 

[matthewo]

Did you try the tape trick with the 1.4 and 100-400 for autofocus

 

[JacaRanda]

Did you try the tape trick with the 1.4 and 100-400 for autofocus

Hi Matthew. No we did not get that far. I am pretty sure if I used her 100-400 I would have given it a shot. I do use the tc sometimes with the 300mm F4.

You may have just given me something to try tonight. TY

 

[HL45]

That is a nice setup if you are getting these shots out of the kitchen window. Is the background artificial or did you move the perch to a better position?

What camera body are you using? My wife bought the 1.4tc for her 100-400, but once she found out she could only manually focus (I use it now).

I'm using the 5D mkIII, auto focus works on the center focus point. I did use the tape trick on the T2i before getting the 5D. The background is real and I do have a movable limb (perch) that I move often!