Sage grouse in flight

[D. Robert Franz]

Obviously Mike and I have been out on the sage grouse leks. Here's a flight shot I caught with the 7D. Was lucky to get the Absaroka Mountains in the BG. Bird was going slightly away but I still like it.

Camera Model: Canon EOS 7D
Shutter speed: 1/2500 sec
Aperture: 5.6
Flash: Off
ISO: 800
Focal length: 300mm

[Fabs Forns]

You guys are killing me :p
Agree on your self assessment of the point past, but it's hard to pass with the nice BG and dorsal view. I may go back a bit on the sharpening.
That's one good looking tail.

[D. Robert Franz]

I may go back a bit on the sharpening.
That's one good looking tail.

I noticed that myself. Just used my standard SS 200 .1 0. Only seems noticable on the tail feathers??

[Fabs Forns]

In fact, I see it more in the dorsal and lower part of face.

[arash_hazeghi]

nice wing position and BG, light is great too, wish the bird was flying towards you, agree with Fabs that it is over sharpened. TFS

[Paul Lagasi]

Wow...I agree, you guys are killing me to....The bird is past, I'd take it...next year for sure....thanks for showing

[D. Robert Franz]

In fact, I see it more in the dorsal and lower part of face.

How's this Fabs? Reprocessed with very minimal amount of smart sharpen in CS4

[Nate Chappell]

Smokin shot, the mountains really put this over the top for me. I prefer the sharpening of your original post.:cool:

[Stu Bowie]

Your OP with a tad less sharpening on the tail will work. I like the flying posture, and against a cool BG.

[Fabs Forns]

Somewhere in the middle of the two :)