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Aerial Acrobat

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Posted by Dale Sutton on November 18, 2010 at 3:18 AM
Aerial Acrobat
Another image of a Barn Swallow flying through the stable door.
This is the second picture that I took in a series of shots when working with these Aerial Acrobats.

Canon 40d
17-85mm
iso 100
f/22
shutter 1/125
High Speed Flash
Posted by Andrew Mason on November 18, 2010 at 5:47 AM
Dale, simply stunning. But 45 views and no replies! Andrew
Posted by Karen Summers on November 18, 2010 at 6:05 AM
A cracking image you are so good at these love the fact that you can see inside the barn a beauty
Posted by Ian Macdermott on November 18, 2010 at 7:03 AM
Excellent Dale :toast:

Andrew: " But 45 views and no replies! Andrew " seems about the norm at the moment :smile:
Posted by John Robinson on November 18, 2010 at 7:49 AM
I agree - balances the habitat and subject well.
Agree with Ians point too. Forum gone a bit strange lately in that respect.
Cheers
JohnR
Posted by keith mitchell on November 18, 2010 at 10:00 AM
Dale a beautiful balanced shot.
:toast: Keith.
Posted by Oscar Dewhurst on November 18, 2010 at 10:40 AM
Fantastic shot :toast: :toast:

Oscar :wavey:
Posted by Kim Connolly on November 18, 2010 at 10:58 AM
Terrific shot, love it. :toast:
Posted by Geoffrey Baker on November 18, 2010 at 11:05 AM
A great capture, you've handled the exposure very well too :smile:
Well done.

Geoff.
Posted by Austin Thomas on November 18, 2010 at 1:05 PM
Very well panned and executed Dale.

Cheers

Austin
Posted by David Taylor on November 18, 2010 at 2:10 PM
Great shot, timing and exposure spot on.

:toast: :toast: :jump:
Posted by Paul Rosser on November 18, 2010 at 2:56 PM
Another fantastic in flight shot Dale, really well executed!! :toast: :toast:
Paul Rosser, :wavey:
Posted by Ian Mason on November 18, 2010 at 3:30 PM
It's another cracking shot of it's type, but it took me a long time to get round the optical illusion of the skylight, which appeared like a rather dominant beam initially - am I the only one to get it?
Posted by Robert Lawrence on November 18, 2010 at 3:53 PM
Certainly not Ian, I had that comment in mind when I was scrolling down but you have beaten me to it.
A cracking shot but that skylight definitely detracts for me.
Posted by Dale Sutton on November 18, 2010 at 5:18 PM
If anything I think it adds to the picture Ian and Robert as it proves I have balanced natural light with flash witch without this skylight you would not see, also where dose it stop, if the skylight wasn't there you would then be saying the door catch on the left detracts.
I think sometimes people are just dying to find falt.

:confused:
Posted by Ian Haskell on November 18, 2010 at 5:28 PM
:cool:

Ian
Posted by Ian Mason on November 18, 2010 at 5:45 PM
Dale

Not fault-finding at all. Sometimes these illusions just grab you and it took a long time for it to click "the right way round" - then it became very clear what it was. In fact, as I look again, the damn thing keeps inverting back and forward! It's not your fault that my brain sees it this way. When I see it the right way, it looks fantastic. When it inverts, it is a detraction. I think you might have misinterpreted what I intended to say.
Posted by Brian Scott on November 18, 2010 at 7:29 PM
Quality work
Posted by Dale Sutton on November 19, 2010 at 2:21 AM
HI Ian
I do appoligise, misinterpreted I did indeed, I see what you mean now.
Sorry once again.

Dale :smile:
Posted by eric weight on November 19, 2010 at 2:13 PM
Just a tremendous image Dale.
:wavey: :toast: :toast: eric
Posted by David Kjaer on November 20, 2010 at 4:53 PM
W :eek: W

David :toast: :toast: