The Wrong Lens

Gallery: WildlifePosted March 6, 2018339 views8 comments

I was the first one into the blind at a workshop on Santa Clara Ranch in South Texas last month. I had just put the teleconverter on my 500mm lens and was setting up my tripod when this Nine-banded Armadillo came in right in front of me for a drink. I had no choice. I hoisted up the only camera I had yet set up and managed to get a few hand-held close-up images. Not only had I mounted the teleconverter, but it was on my crop factor camera, making the equivalent of an 1120mm focal length. Canon EOS 7D Mark II, Canon EF500mm f/4L IS II USM + 1.4X III, manual exposure f/7.1 at 1/1000^th, ISO 320.

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Comment posted by Jim Gavin on March 6, 2018 at 1:25 PM

Never the wrong camera and lens setup when this results. Superb close up.

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Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on March 6, 2018 at 1:43 PM

I like this macro armadillo. The bright light was making it squint. Facial details are awesome......................Jim

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Comment posted by Bill Leggett on March 6, 2018 at 8:08 PM

Chuck, I well know the restrictions of shooting with prime glass in such situations, as many times I will never risk removing a TC while wading around for bird images. However I think you did very well with this option given the situation, and excellent composition assuming this is full frame.

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Comment posted by Steve Kennedy on March 6, 2018 at 8:10 PM

I like this sot Chuck! It's a very unusual view of an armadillo, and very affective. You definitely made the most of the situation.

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Comment posted by Nishand Venugopal on March 6, 2018 at 10:48 PM

Don't worry, maybe if you had room to move back, it might help. But always we sometimes are forced due to circumstances to take what we get, yet a beautiful close up it is...

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Comment posted by Richard Sandor on March 7, 2018 at 11:11 AM

Chuck: I really like the way this is framed. It gives us a unique look at a seldom seen animal.

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on March 8, 2018 at 8:12 PM

This is automatically a big smile...a face only its mother could love! sad

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on March 11, 2018 at 11:25 AM

You ended up with a very cool portrait Chuck, neat to see the tongue in the water. devil

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