Violet Green Swallow

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Posted by Craig Strand on June 1, 2013 at 9:58 PM

We see a variety of swallows at the Ridgefield Refuge including lots of tree and barn swallows. For some reason the violet-greens have eluded me for years . . . . until today!
This fellow took a brief rest atop a tree stump and although the image may not be as sharp as I would like, I'll take it for now till something better shows up. He was about 80 ft away and being small I had to crop this about 45-50% to keep him from being lost in the photo.

canon 7D
canon 600mm f4.L + 1.4TC
F/8 1/500 ISO 500
beanbag lens rest on auto window

Posted by Jim Gavin on June 1, 2013 at 11:31 PM

Terrific. You may not think he is sharp enough, but he certainly knows how sharp he is. Great capture.

Posted by Catherine Reilly on June 2, 2013 at 2:16 AM

Jim said a good piece above! Love it. Congratulations on the capture, Craig. That's exciting. I've never been able to see the colors so well as in this photo, so thanks for sharing.

Posted by Ken Smith on June 2, 2013 at 9:57 AM

This is a treat! Thanks for sharing... well done. Great getting the head turned and eye towards camera with a little crescent catch light.

Posted by Dennis Plank on June 2, 2013 at 11:42 AM

Excellent job on getting all the colors to pop, Craig. You have to catch the light just right to do that. Excellent detail for that distance.

Posted by Steve Kennedy on June 2, 2013 at 1:20 PM

This is great Craig! Congrats on getting the shot. He (she) looks very proud to be your subject.

Posted by Debbie Yarra on June 3, 2013 at 10:26 PM

So beautiful! Thanks for sharing. I've never seen one of the pretty little ones. Nice work!

Posted by John Williams on June 8, 2013 at 10:59 PM

One of my favorites! I love the way the light can catch the beautiful color of the rump when these guys perch. You caught it perfectly!