Thank you. I do get a few keepers handheld, but I am sure the support of a tripod and or monopod will help immensely. "Have I looked into the 300VR" no, I have looked AT the 300vr. I was unwilling to cough up the grand for an AFS version of the 300f4, I wouldn't even consider the 4500 of a VR. It would be sweet though. I’d love to have the 2.8 alone and the VR, Wow.
Damn, 3 flashes:) I assume you setup some bated trap to get them into the range of the flashes? The only thing I did that with, were hummingbirds and 2 flashes.