Barn Swallow

Gallery: AvianPosted September 19, 2017120 views4 comments

This was taken at the local sewage pond. Hundreds of Barn Swallows and Violet-green Swallows were flying over the ponds and at any given time dozens would land on the railing of a catwalk over one of the ponds. I was using my car as a blind and was probably twenty feet away from the swallows.

Canon 7d Mark II
Sigma 150-600 at 500 mm
1/2000 at f6.3
ISO 640

Thanks for looking. Comments and suggestions are appreciated.

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by David Schoen on September 19, 2017 at 10:22 AM

Anytime one can get this close to a Swallow is good. This exhibits good detail and color. The crop is a little tight for my taste but I would do the same because of the perch. The bird really has a nice pop in its environment and that is what I like most about the image.

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Comment posted by Norma Tareila Matl on September 19, 2017 at 4:58 PM

very nice photo of a barn swallow, the colors are great, detail in feathers beautiful and nice frame of bird

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on September 19, 2017 at 5:40 PM

Very nice. The setting gives this somethin g of an abstract feel. Excellent detail. Good light.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on September 21, 2017 at 12:03 PM

Nice color and detail, Allen. The rail makes a pretty good perch since it almost blends into the bg.

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