adamsg wrote:
DavidO;
I really enjoy your photos!! They are furthering my interest in another trip to YNP. Living rather close, it has been my joy to visit often: I think this September is a target date. Not having a big telephoto, I am a bit happened in wildlife shote, but am making some decent progress. So, I am anxious to get up there and have another go at it. Thank you for prodding me to do something that has been on my mind. Any suggestions as to locales, etc., would be welcome. VERY NICE WORK!!!
Thank you kindly, but those were my wife's shots with the 18-400. We never have big enough lenses for wildlife! A 200-500 or a 150-600 is often more appropriate, but the point of the 18-400 is that it is something that in quite manageable yet provides good flexibility with decent quality for us average shooters. As is often pointed out, the best thing for us to do is to practice. I think that along with the practicing, efforts should be made to learn the capabilities of our equipment, notably the autofocus system.
Note that no matter how long the lens is, it is never quite long enough or produces the desired clarity. Optomize what you are comfortable with!