Sharp Turn

[Karl Egressy]

Shooting these guys was very challanging to say the least.
Finally I switched from 500 to 70-200 and got some shots but this was the only good.
Thanks for looking.

Canon 7D
Canon 70-200 f4.0 L IS plus Canon 1.4x TC
Focal length; 280
Manual Setting
f5.6
1/1000 s
ISO 400
Hnd held.

[dankearl]

Lovely BG, Karl and I agree, they are a very tough subject to get in flight.
Nice job.

[Robert Holguin]

Very nice shot!
I really like the pose, great background, nice details, and great comp.
Very well done.

[David Salem]

Nice capture. I like the HA, tucked wing position and the fanned out tail. Exposed well but looks like its a bit soft on my monitor due to motion blur. Not sure if it just me. 1/1000 might be a little slow for these fast guys. Well done..

[Vivaldo Damilano]

I have to agree with David, I normally always use a SS of 1/3200 or more. Good try though, maybe next time.

[Miguel Palaviccini]

Very nice timing, but I agree that the SS was just a bit too slow. May also be the focus point, not sure. Either way, now you know for next time!

[Mike Milicia]

Great job getting him in the frame and love the BG but agree a faster SS would have helped here.

[Satish Ranadive]

Beautiful image.I like the pose,lights,backdrop and composition.

Regards,
Satish.

[Randy Stout]

Karl:

The look back pose is excellent, with great tail display. Some loss of detail in the whites on cheek.

Shutter speed the major concern as mentioned.

Cheers

Randy

[Karl Egressy]

Sorry guys I made a typo and misled you with the shutter speed.
Here is the full info:

File Name IMG_2170.CR2
Camera Model Canon EOS 7D
Firmware Firmware Version 2.0.3
Shooting Date/Time 9/27/2012 10:31:12 AM
Shooting Mode Manual Exposure
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/1600
Av( Aperture Value ) 5.6
Metering Mode Partial Metering
ISO Speed 400
Lens EF70-200mm f/4L IS USM +1.4x
Focal Length 280.0mm
Image Size 5184x3456
Image Quality RAW

[Shawn Zierman]

Pretty sick (meaning very cool!) flight pose...
Great background colors.
A bit too much motion blur here to not be noticeable imo.