birds (herons, egrets and cranes) Snow Egret (Nikon MF 500mm/f4 P + TC-14E Test Shot)

Just tried out the combination of Nikon ED Manual Focus 500mm/f4 P &

Nikon TC-14E (700mm x 1.5 = 1050mm film SLR equivlent). I am quite

satisfied with the quality. This is full frame and directly

converted from raw image with no manipulation. Technical data:

1/250 - f/8. ISO 160. Exposure Comp -1.0 EV. Please view Larger for

details. Thanks.

I would say this was a perfect capture but the exposure is very dark. I see you took it raw so I think it'd be a big plus to brighten it up a bit or more than a bit.

Hey JT, thanks for your comments. If you check the technical data you will see that I intentionally set the exposure 1 step down to avoid the white feather being burnt out. Guess that's a little bit too dark. I'll try a more sophisticated post-process with the raw later tonight. Thanks again for stopping by.

Nice capture and presentation, the whites on my monitor look OK.