Are you looking at me?

Gallery: AvianPosted June 5, 2014103 views5 comments

A tree swallow perched on a fence at the Prairie Wolf Preserve, Lake County, Illinois, taken with a Canon 5D Mark III, Tamron 150-600mm lens at 485 mm, 1/640, f/8.0, ISO 400, about 25% cropped out, otherwise as shot with no processing. On sunny days, these guys' colors are iridescent. This was taken on a cloudy day, so not as bright.

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Comment posted by Patrick O'Healy on June 5, 2014 at 10:21 PM

Very nice photo. If you have the room, try cropping with space on the left and see what you think.

Registered on March 13, 2011, 326 Posts, 1679 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on June 5, 2014 at 11:23 PM

Sweet shot, John. I like the rail as a perch and the swallow looks very crisp and well exposed. I'm not familiar with that lens, but it looks like it performs pretty well for you. I agree with Patrick that a touch more room on the left might be nice, though with this head turn, I don't mind it being fairly tight there.

Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on June 6, 2014 at 7:42 AM

Looks very good in the LP version John, thanx for posting large.
Great eye contact, exposure, natural color, and details..
Stands out nicely with the light BG, well done!

Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments

Comment posted by John Neukirch on June 6, 2014 at 9:31 AM

Wonderful light, really brings out the detail and color of the swallow. Usually hard to get with harsh directional light on sunny days. The BG works well and the perch also. Welcome to NPN John!

Registered on July 9, 2012, 207 Posts, 1476 Comments

Comment posted by John George on June 7, 2014 at 10:46 AM

Thanks for the comments and suggestions. Adding just a little more room on the left made a big difference. Great suggestion.

Registered on May 12, 2014, 6 Posts, 5 Comments