Marty and Tony,

They are strange animals and difficult subjects. You are both exactly right for the most of them I was too close. I also like that one with the rock in the background. He was the biggest of the three I shot, and the shoot was rather challenging. I got that shot of him, then reconfigured my tripod and climbed down to the waters edge. As soon as I was ready to focus on him, off he went:)

The little guys that I have floating in the water kept coming in closer and closer. I found myself just watching them since they were too close. Every once and a while they’d swim over to the lodge and climb out. As soon as they would turn and look at me, curplunk, they’re back in the water before the camera locked focus:) I read that their eyesight is poor, but I am pretty sure the young ones was checking me out even with that schmutz in their eyes.

Like I said I will take the 1.4TC off too, then I get 1 stop more “out of the flash” and like you say, I was to close anyway. Now is when I wish I had that 80-200/f2.8. I agree there are exposure issues too. I was underexposed, I pushed it up 2/3 of a stop on most of them in Post processing. And everything was dark, with a lot of harsh highlights making it difficult. Again though if I was back a little maybe it would have helped the harshness too I think. I would love to put the diffuser on the flash, but then I will loose the stop I gained by removing the TC. I have to get back to the lodge, hopefully this week sometime. I really need to get a pair of waders, they are in some realy mucky water:) Thanks for the feedback.