Juvenile Sandhill Crane In-Flight at Sunrise

Nikon D1h, 500mm f/4 AF-S, Matrix Metering, 1/800sec, f/8, -0.7EV, ISO 200, Gitzo 410, Wimberly Sidekick, RAW Format

This image is a full frame shot of a Juvenile Sandhill Crane. Lots of bird photographers perfer the wings to be fully extended in the up position. While I agree that is much more dramatic, using that approach tends to make your images look the same. In this case, the lower position really shows off the birds wings.