Heron

Am now tryin my hand at flight shots, something i have never been any good at!!! be it the exposure or tracking the subject!!!

Nikon D2xs
Sigma 500mm F4.5
055 with 393 Head
ISO 200
1/400th @F8
Slight Crop, USM,

Thanks for looking

Looks like the exposure and tracking worked here though Andy

Only slight nit is the shapening halo - quite distinct below those legs.

If you insist on sharpening with USM try setting it to 30, 0.3, 0 and building it up in multiple passes - if you get a halo appearing in on part of the image, delete that pass (Ctrl Alt Z) then add a new layer (Ctrl ACV) redo the pass in the new layer and then carefully erase the halo from there - when you are done just flatten the image.

Okey dokey! need to calibrate my screen soon, although reading your posts might just leave it as is!!!!!

Great shot. Looks perfectly exposed to me.
Dave

Andy I know where your coming from I've been trying to perfect a technique with flight shots they present a hell of a challenge. Nice shot.

Barry

thanks Barry, they sure do, you can say that again!

flight shots, something i have never been any good at

Well I'd say you're definately getting there!! Other than the slight sharpening halo, no nits from me! Lovely sharp and perfectly exposed to boot!

Yep looks like you have got the hang of flight shots if this one is anything to go by.

Cheers
Brian

great shot Andy, maybe not so much room on the left but that is just my personal taste