Mallards rising, Sigma, Henne

When you're using a "big gun," one of the hardest things to master is the classic action shot... especially if you're trying to wield a heavy object with compromised wrists and get off a clean shot or two. In this case, the "cannon" is the Sigma supertelephoto I'm field testing and the quarry is a pair of Mallards Ducks I was trying to focus on just as the male and female rocketed out of the water. I didn't do too badly, in all honesty; this shot is pretty much in focus, so maybe my wrists are still at least semi-up-to-the-task. Even better, it would appear that I still have a modicum of eye-hand coordination and that circuit appears to include my brain. The lens, of course, is pretty close to perfect... as long as the wielder is competent. Since there's now an increasing amount of evidence that competence remains in the picture, there's an increasing problem. I figured that there was no way I could use this supertelephoto beast, so there was no reason to pine for it. Now, I'm not so sure; pining, alas, may be in the future. Or a second mortgage.