Tree Swallow

Gallery: AvianPosted May 20, 201094 views10 comments

This one was cropped down to about 70% of original. Noise reduction applied to BG this time. I appreciate all feedback, thank you.

Camera: Canon EOS 7D
Exposure: 0.001 sec (1/800)
Aperture: f/8.0
Focal Length: 400 mm
ISO Speed: 400

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on May 21, 2010 at 2:23 AM

Beautiful - great detail, especially with the crop.
Nice exposure on the whites and very good irredescent color!

Sandy r

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Comment posted by Tim Stenning on May 21, 2010 at 3:33 AM

Sweet image.

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Comment posted by John Kerr on May 21, 2010 at 7:02 AM

Great image. Nice detail and coloring on the swallow and I like the diagonal placement of the perch. The two tone bokeh BG looks great as well.
By the way, thanks again for your info regarding your cameras and the NR on the BG of images.

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Comment posted by John Tobias on May 21, 2010 at 8:15 AM

Nice and clear detail, good pose. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on May 21, 2010 at 9:33 AM

Rowdy,

Love the light, eye contact, headturn, pose and the lovely colors in the background. I detect a thin halo that is most noticeable above the bird's head and bill and down the back, that is easily solved with careful sharpening. If this were mine I might consider cropping some off of the bottom of the frame as the bird feels centered top to bottom, it would not need much to create a stronger composition.

Very nice exposure control. Well done.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on May 21, 2010 at 11:49 AM

Wonderful job on handling such contrasting colors, the whites have good feather detail, well done.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on May 21, 2010 at 12:39 PM

Exquisite job on the exposure of this one and I like the composition, Rowdy. The swallow is a bit centered vertically. You might try taking some off the bottom.

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Comment posted by Michael Lotito on May 21, 2010 at 12:59 PM

Wonderful shot! You have detail and very nice composition.

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Comment posted by David Haynes on May 21, 2010 at 2:15 PM

Rowdy,
This is exceptional. The exposure, perch, background, pose, and sharpness are spot on. Mia makes a good suggestion on the crop. Other than that I wouldn't change a thing. Very well done Rowdy!!

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Comment posted by Terry Sohl on May 22, 2010 at 9:10 AM

Terrific lighting on this guy, nicely done!

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