Action!

[MHampton]

Okay, do I like this just because I took it, or is it a good picture? The sun was setting and I was shooting in aperature priority and about to give up and go in the house when I heard the disturbance over at the fence. I shot a couple of frames and when I looked at the pictures, I thought the blur of this one captured the action of their battle.

Keep it or keep trying?

canon 7d, 100-400L @390mm, F5.6, 1/180, with flash @ 15 meters.

[groovyone]

Because you took it.

Kidding, I think it is a cool depiction of action. Makes it a more active disagreement. Cool catch. My only critique would be to expose it a little more.

[MHampton]

Thanks, exposure noted. I'm really trying to get things right in camera so I'm doing as little as possible in post and letting the chips fall where they may. Maybe I should have bumped up the iso a bit. I was at 100.

Thanks.

[groovyone]

I am with ya there. The less editing the better.

[MHampton]

Okay, took your advice and tweaked the exposure a bit in lightroom (I shot raw). Certainly makes them pop a little better.

[groovyone]

Nicely done.

[scottbuckel]

Shows some interesting action.

Scott

[donlfaulkner]

Good capture.

[MHampton]

Thanks guys. Hopefully I'll get a better head for my tripod this weekend and then see what I can do.

[Tim T]

Cool action shot Michael. The increased exposure helps. I'd be tempted to try more of a horizontal crop to minimze the amount of windows in the background. They tend to pull my eyes away from the birds since they are lighter.