Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 23, 2010 at 11:47 PM
Nice angle, Derrick. I think it even has a bug.
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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on July 24, 2010 at 12:12 AM
Nice flight shot and quite good timing on the bank. Might be some loss of detail in the neck and tail from the steep crop, but overall very good capture of a fast and erratically moving bird.
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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on July 24, 2010 at 12:27 AM
Nice one Derrick - I think I prefer this one to the first, like the banking turn
cheers
Rob
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Comment posted by Simon Bennett on July 24, 2010 at 2:39 AM
Super pose Derrick.
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Comment posted by Darren McKenna on July 24, 2010 at 5:51 AM
Always nice to catch one of these guys in flight. It does look to be a large crop with loss of detail. Kudos just the same for catching a speed demon.
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Comment posted by Craig Strand on July 24, 2010 at 6:55 AM
I love the position Derrick. Nice color!
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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on July 24, 2010 at 7:42 AM
Derrick
I love this flight pose, it shows the bird off very well. I also like the colors, very natural and appealing. I think there was some loss of detail from the heavy crop but overall I like this image
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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on July 24, 2010 at 11:40 AM
Derrick, I like the banking flight position and the good look at the eye. Exposure looks good too. Every summer I devote several lengthy sessions to trying to get flight shots of swallows and still don't have anything I like. They are so very, very difficult.
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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on July 24, 2010 at 11:54 AM
I give the nod to this one over the previous post. The eye looks a little strange, the catchlight is so large, perhaps just an optic illusion. Well done!
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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on July 25, 2010 at 2:56 PM
Sweet top side view here Derrick
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Rob
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I love this flight pose, it shows the bird off very well. I also like the colors, very natural and appealing. I think there was some loss of detail from the heavy crop but overall I like this image