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Tree Swallow

by Richard Teller

Gallery: AvianPosted November 15, 201083 views3 comments
We stayed a couple of nights at Watson Lake, Yukon. As we waked around Wye Lake this tree swallow eyed us for a long time from her nest. The male would bring some food occasionally. The tree was in the shade and not getting a lot of lite on the bird. This one had a better catch light then the others. All C&C welcome.

Canon 30D
Tokina 80-400
Aperture Priority
Shutter 1/180
Aperture f6.7
ISO 400
400mm
Cropped to approx. 80% of original image

Comments

3 comments
Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on November 15, 2010 at 4:31 PM
A good look at a part of the tree swallow. I could wish for more, but the nest cavity is certainly an integral part of the picture. Solid image.
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Comment posted by Michael Lotito on November 15, 2010 at 6:06 PM
Very nice tree swallow image. You may consider cropping the bottom some.

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Registered on June 26, 2009, 181 Posts, 1558 Comments
Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on November 16, 2010 at 3:52 AM
Richard, nice to see a tree swallow in a tree. I might consider a horizontal comp here. However, in the larger version the bird is pretty soft, so cropping in may not help IQ here.
Registered on December 6, 2008, 360 Posts, 7132 Comments