(21) Dandelion, experimenting with the 50-200mm f/2.8-3.5 plus EC-14 instead of the more obvious 50 f/2. Monopod used. Shot at 200mm (lens; composite focal length recorded is actually 283mm), 1/320s, f/8 (probably composite aperture as well; lens is reported as f/4-4.9 when EC-14 is attached), ISO 400. Very little DOF with this combination.

(22) Experimenting with hand-holding the 50-200mm f/2.8-3.5 plus EC-14. Shot at a composite focal length of 224mm, with a shutter speed of 1/500s and composite aperture of f/5.6, with ISO 800. Not bad, technically, although I'd probably want the tripod or monopod on a less bright day. Decent reach, so the squirrel still felt comfy at this range. Cropped and downsampled 50% instead of full/75%.

(23) Quack, quack! This female mallard was wandering around, quacking, while being followed by a male. Shot taken with the 50-200mm f/2.8-3.5 + EC-14, with composite focal length and aperture values of 258mm and f/5.6 respectively. 1/250s, ISO 200, heavy post-processing as the duck's right side was in shadow while the rest of the scene was directly lit by sunlight.

(24) Ducklings by the walkway. Shot taken with the 50-200mm f/2.8-3.5 + EC-14, with composite focal length and aperture values of 224mm and f/5.6, 1/400s, ISO 200. Cropped, downsized only 50% along each dimension. Aren't they cute?

(25) Three rather cute ducklings. Shot taken with the 50-200mm f/2.8-3.5 + EC-14, at composite focal length and aperture values of 165mm and f/5.6, 1/250s, ISO 200. Cropped, downsized only 50% along each dimension. Shot taken while lying prone on the walkway around the pond to get closer to their height.