Originally posted by riseform These days the 560 is pretty much always on a tripod or bean bag. These were all on the tripod.
At the nest site I was really longing for a faster frame rate and buffer. Those little heads only dart out for a split second and I missed a lot of potential shots. Can't wait to see what the Knew has in store for us.
Years ago I took a similar shot with my sigma 70-200/2.8 plus 2x TC
But, I will admit I cheated. 2 shots, one with the chick one with the adult. The knot hole with its shadow made the perfect cut line , I cut the chick out of one photo and dropped it into the one with the adult at an otherwise empty hole.
The beaks just happened to allign