…of this Kenko teleconverter with my 70-200 2.8 lens. Just sayin’
These little guys were holding on for dear life in the strong winds we had.
These little black capped chickadees were just holding on to the thistle bird feeder and waiting their turn at the big feeder. You know, when the cardinals will ever give them an chance. I’m always routing for the little guys. 
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Okay, good news, bad news on the new Kenko teleconverter. Yes, I get closer to the birds. I have to really REALLY nail exposure to get a crisp picture though. But the most annoying thing? It produces horrible chromatic aberation. (That purple fringe you sometimes see at the edge of something really dark against something really light.)
Here is an example:
See the purple around the bird? Annoying. It did that with branches against the snow too. I do have this photoshop action called Purple Fringe Killer that I can run that takes most of the purple out. I wish I could give credit to the original author of this action, but I haven’t been able to find it. The action is floating around the internet. There is a write up about chromatic aberation here, (in regards to HDR photography, but I get the purple fringe with this teleconverter and also my 85 1.8mm.) Anyway, at that site there is a link to download the action at the bottom of her post. Try it out if you’re having a problem.
Here is the photo after using the Purple Fringe Killer Action:
See how almost all of the purple edge of the bird is gone? I’ll upload some more photos I took in tomorrow’s blog post. Right now the jury is still out on whether I like this teleconverter or not…
As an aside…it started snowing yesterday at 4:30…yes, too dark to get decent photos…then stopped today at 7:00 am. Yes, too dark to get a good photo. REALLY? Don’t they know I’ve been waiting to take the perfect bird in the snow photo?
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Do you ever take a photo that just pulls at you? That talks to you? That tugs at your heart. One that you take, process and just fall in love with it? This is one of those photos for me.
I love the colors. The snow. The “look” on her face. I look at it, and can’t believe I-yes, me- captured that moment. I love photography. I’m just sayin’. I’m so glad that photography found me. 
Why did it take me so long to fall in love with photography??
What have you found that calls to you and speaks to your heart?
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