I'm ready for my closeup Mr. Stephens...

            This is one of my first taken with my new EF 2.0X TC-III on my 500mm lens, giving me 1000mm of reach, hand held. Fortunately for me it was a beautiful colored Mountain Bluebird in a nice spring snow. If he looks a little wet, he is. Ten miles away, in the foothills of the Rockies, these are common, but not so much on the Great Plain of the central USA, which starts just East of the Rockies.

The only cropping is to square it up and take just a tiny bit off the bottom to balance it. As a result, it's really detail in the full-screen mode. I'm VERY pleased with the enhancement of my toys. 

I'm very happy with the image quality and the performance of my rig at 1000. In not so great light, the AF worked very well, focusing accurately and quickly.

By the way, you can see it's tagged, but I couldn't read the number on any of my pix.

Taken in: United States / Colorado / Aurora (show map)

Taken on: May 1, 2013

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Cherry Creek State Park

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Canon 5D MkIII

EF 500mm f/4L IS

EF 2.0X TC-III

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wildlife

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urban wildlife

DxO

DxO Optics Pro 8

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Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark III, f/9.0, 1/400 sec, 1000mm, ISO 800 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Aperture:	f/9.0
Exposure Time:	0.003 sec (1/400)
Focal Length:	1000mm
ISO:	800
Exposure Bias:	+1 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	DxO Optics Pro 8
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