Canada goose

I'd appreciate some thoughts on how to frame this beautiful bird. Did

I crop it too tight? Any other help please? Thanks, Tony

I saw this photo when you commented on the new Canon. I think you've framed it perfectly. The sharpness of the goose contrasts so nicely with the out-of-focus background. Someday I'd like to get a wildlife lens to be able to try for shots like this; a 300mm just isn't enough. Very nicely done.

This goose was a gift. I saw him coming from a distance and had time to fire off a series of shots. However, this is also the reason why I'm interested in the 1D or 1Ds mark 3. I could use the added tonal depth both in the highlights and the shadows. Incidently, my preferred lens would be the EF 300mm 2.8F IS USM, with a 1.4x multiplier. Generally I find the EOS 5D too slow for this kind of photograph. Regards, Tony.

Tony, do you mean the 5D or 500mm is too slow for this kind of photography? (or maybe both, one for recording and the other for focusing?)

Stephen,

sorry for this late reply. I meant that the 3 frames per second of the EOS5D is too slow when tracking birds like this. I'd prefer at least 5 frames per second of the 1Ds mk 3. Also the EOS5D does not support a 1.4x multiplier - which would be useful. Regards, Tony.

Tony, I wasn't aware that a 1.4 multiplier can't be used on a 5D; is that just with f4.0 (and slower) lenses?

Stephen, you are right. I meant that the EOS5D does not support a 1.4X multiplier with slower lenses like my 100-400mm 1:4.5-5.6 L IS. This is my working lens for most bird photography due to its sharpness, versatility and ease of use for fast handheld capture. Fortunately the EOS 1Ds mk III does support this combination and it weights only 2.6 ozs more than the 5D with the battery grip. Regards, Tony