Sandhill Crane In-Flight

Nikon D1h, 500mm f/4 AF-S, TC-14e, Matrix Metering, 1/1250sec, f/5.6, Manual Mode, ISO 200, Gitzo 410, Wimberly Sidekick

Sometimes it's best not get as tight as shot as possible. In this case, I captured a little bit of the environment this birds flies in by including an out of focus portion of the flock that hadn't takenoff for the morning.