Funny looking youngsters

Was hoping to get pics of Great Crested Grebes and there young on Sunday, but they were too far away. Too far really for my Sigma 150-500. I tried to get around this by
1 - Using it with the Pentax 1.7X
2 - using it with the Kenko 1.5x
3 - using my Tamron 500mm with the Tamron 2x

The best results were nevertheless obtained by almost 100% crops with the 150-500 set at 500mm.

So, I'm sharing these because of the story, with those shortcomings in mind

Also while there I watched 6 young coots being persuaded into the water for what seemed like the first time.



First time out by Blythman1960, on Flickr



Looks aren't everything. Their mother loves them by Blythman1960, on Flickr



Great Crested Grebes by Blythman1960, on Flickr



The Humbug with a fishy by Blythman1960, on Flickr

They look just fine to me Alan, well done. I think I'd have needed even more persuading to go into the water; much colder than the comfy nest!

Interesting that you thought the cropped images without a converter were better than those with. Guess it's less glass and allows a faster exposure/smaller aperture.

John

I just love those Grebe shots - those chicks are amazing.

Talk about an Ugly 'Ol Coot !