Northern Cardinal
I couldn't wait to give the new lens a test drive so headed out to Huntley Meadows this morning. The lens is much heavier than my 100-400 so the 1/2 mile walk out and back wasn't quite as easy and as I can't use it handheld except for a quick shot I needed to take the tripod and gimbal too.
Needless to say, I am very pleased with the lens. Many had said it wasn't quite as sharp as the 100-400, but to my eye, I could see no difference and the extra reach really makes a difference in places like Huntley Meadows. In the backyard, not so much.
I usually don't take photos of Northern Cardinals at Huntley Meadows as they are so commonly seen in my backyard, but I was trying the lens out on anything and everything. I really loved the unusual background on this. It is a dead tree covered in lichen with the sun hitting it. I wasn't quick enough to get it with the berry that it had just swallowed.
Here are a few more shots from my test run. Flickr
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