Barn Swallow 3

Gallery: AvianPosted July 19, 20081,567 views21 comments

Barn Swallow
Marine Nature Study Area, Oceanside, NY

1D mk3
300mm w/ 1.4x
Hand Held
cropped

Thanks for Looking!

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ON FEATHERED WINGS: BIRDS IN FLIGHT,
A SPECTACULAR PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION,
ON VIEW JUNE 21, 2008-MAY 25, 2009
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On Feathered Wings: Birds in Flight (Hardcover)
with some familiar names
http://www.amazon.com/Feathered-Wings-Birds-Flight/dp/0810995255

Comments

21 comments

Comment posted by scott lanz on July 20, 2008 at 8:56 AM

Wonderful capture of a fast moving bird in flight. The detail is superb, and shows well against the background.

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Comment posted by raymond j barlow on July 20, 2008 at 10:56 AM

excellent shot Richard, very cool wing position.

Registered on March 29, 2007, 218 Posts, 964 Comments

Comment posted by Michael Twaddell on July 20, 2008 at 1:13 PM

Nice one! Great detail!

Registered on August 16, 2007, 199 Posts, 2132 Comments

Comment posted by Andrew Rooney on July 20, 2008 at 3:48 PM

That is a stunning capture, hats off to you...

Registered on August 31, 2006, 3 Posts, 16 Comments

Comment posted by Michael Ginex on July 20, 2008 at 6:44 PM

Very nice, Rich....can't get any closer than this! Can even see the pupil of his eye.

Registered on October 16, 2007, 80 Posts, 353 Comments

Comment posted by Mia McPherson on July 20, 2008 at 9:20 PM

Richard,

This is a great image, lovely details, light, sharpness, and an awesome flight shot.

I can't think of a thing to make this better.

Registered on June 25, 2007, 491 Posts, 12566 Comments

Comment posted by Peter Conway on July 20, 2008 at 11:19 PM

This literally got a WOW from me when I opened the image. Fantastic capture of a bird that moves very fast.

Peter

Registered on June 25, 2007, 347 Posts, 3913 Comments

Comment posted by Nate Chappell on July 21, 2008 at 1:50 AM

Fantastic flight image Richard, congrats.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on July 21, 2008 at 2:06 AM

Another beauty Richard - the sharpness and feather sheen around the head is superb

cheers Rob

Registered on November 8, 2003, 617 Posts, 8267 Comments

Comment posted by Simon Bennett on July 21, 2008 at 4:43 AM

This amount of detail in a perched bird would be fantastic: on a bird in flight - Wow.

Registered on February 4, 2007, 350 Posts, 4614 Comments

Comment posted by May Haga on July 21, 2008 at 11:58 AM

An amazing capture, I love the angle of the wings, the lighting, the background, the action, well actually, everything about it.
May

Registered on February 22, 2007, 714 Posts, 8470 Comments

Comment posted by Peter Conway on July 21, 2008 at 3:02 PM

Hi Richard,

I showed this to my son and he commented that it would make a great hood ornament for a fast car.

Peter

Registered on June 25, 2007, 347 Posts, 3913 Comments

Comment posted by Derrick Lipinski on July 22, 2008 at 12:05 AM

Another great flight shot, Richard. Sharpness and color are stunning.

Registered on October 5, 2007, 58 Posts, 2039 Comments

Comment posted by Kim Connolly on July 22, 2008 at 8:21 AM

Fabulous flight shot, amazing detail and colour.

Registered on June 18, 2008, 14 Posts, 226 Comments

Comment posted by Brian J. Porter on July 22, 2008 at 8:34 AM

I missed this the first time around and found it today as an "editors pick" -- congratulations. The photo is terrific.

Registered on March 16, 2008, 55 Posts, 323 Comments

Comment posted by Marsel van Oosten on July 23, 2008 at 3:20 AM

Congrats on the EP!

Registered on March 9, 2004, 285 Posts, 2277 Comments

Comment posted by Andrea Marzorati on July 23, 2008 at 11:54 AM

WOW, fantastic image, Swallows are so fast, great job.

Registered on December 1, 2005, 86 Posts, 589 Comments

Comment posted by Greg Cope on July 24, 2008 at 7:43 PM

Wow, what a fabulous shot! I love the side perspective...I can only imagine how tough this shot was as this fella sped past. Congrats on the EP!

Registered on January 22, 2007, 212 Posts, 2737 Comments

Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on July 27, 2008 at 2:16 PM

Holy cow!

That cannot have been a big crop with that amount of detail showing! Amazing work Richard and congrats on the EP.