robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

I was fooling around, trying my Tamron 180 macro with the 1.4x and 2.0x Kenko Pro 300 extenders on my 80D. I used to use the 180 + 1.4x on my 7DII a lot for hummers in the yard. Sit in a lawn chair 6-8 feet from the feeder and wait for them to start ignoring me and come back. I did this a little with my 6D also. I found the combo was quite good, but the 2x was very soft with those two bodies. So I am trying it with my new bodies, today was the 80D's turn. In the next few days I will try with the 5DIV.

The 80D and this combo does very well also. I posted a much reworked image that started out rather poor quality of a humming bird with the 1.4x and I have several of flies on the milkweed flowers to still process with that combo.

These two were of some unopened milkweed buds - even smaller than the flowers. These are with the 2x extender for a combined angle of view of a 576 mm lens. Both are heavily cropped and both have the same settings. I tried two different PP approaches with more use of the color sliders in LR on #1 including both yellow and red saturation and luminance. this gave the high lights a weird color cast. In #2 I just did exposure, contrast and highlight/shadows. Then I backed off the saturation and luminance of the truely glaring and over done greens in the OOC.

80D, Tamron 180 macro + 2x Kenko Pro 300 extender = 576 mm AOV, 1/250 @ f/11 on camera fill flash, hand held at aprx 3.5 feet

The 2x works much better with the 80D than it did the 7DII. Not as sharp as the 1.4x but close.

Tried changing contrast and yellow sat/luminance don't really like the colors of the high lights

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Tweaks and reduced greens

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DOOK Loc: Maclean, Australia

Very interesting shots, Jerry.

Cwilson341 Loc: Central Florida

I love the composition of the second shot. Filling the frame is a plus and the gentle curve of the stems and the angle of the buds is very appealing.

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

Thanks, as I said, experimenting/playing around to see what happens. Also to avoid doing some paperwork I need to finish this weekend.

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

Thank You

Dixiegirl Loc: Alabama gulf coast

Beautiful work, Jerry! I agree with Carol about #2, but the first is lovely as well.

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

Thanks very much.

Charlie157 Loc: San Diego, CA

Nice shots love the lighting

bigwolf40 Loc: Effort, Pa.

Very interesting photos well done....Rich

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

Thanks

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

Thanks a lot

Chuckwal Loc: Boynton Beach Florida

Neat

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

Thanks

sailorsmom Loc: Souderton, PA

Beautiful, Robert, especially the second one!

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

Thanks very much Sue.