Tree Swallow

Gallery: AvianPosted March 11, 201690 views7 comments

We spotted the first swallow over our property the middle of last month, but with a sunny morning today, the main body was starting to arrive and box selection was starting to take place. Most of our boxes are mounted to 2x4's because it's inexpensive and fairly easy. Unfortunately they don't make really good looking perches until they've had several years to age. However, I still liked the pose and light on this one.

7D2, Sigma 150-600 C @ 600 mm, handheld, f/8, 1/640, iso 500, aperture priority, pattern metering, +2/3 EV. Processed in LR5 & CS6. Cropped to 9.96MP before resizing. Taken at 10:13 AM under partly cloudy skies.

Your comments and criticisms are welcome and appreciated.

Thanks,

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Jim Hansen on March 12, 2016 at 2:24 AM

Beautiful shot of a gorgeous bird Dennis. Looks sharp and well exposed. Not crazy about the perch, but I surely wouldn't complain if it were mine. Nice work.

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Comment posted by Richard Sandor on March 12, 2016 at 1:19 PM

Dennis: the overcast light really served to bring out the blue/green tones in the swallow while preserving the whites. I really like the pose of the bird as it looks over its shoulder at you. Nicely done. Richard

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Comment posted by Jerry Marella on March 12, 2016 at 1:55 PM

This is a beauty, Dennis. Handheld..... don't think I could have held this still.

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Comment posted by S Govindarajan on March 12, 2016 at 3:55 PM

I think the weather cooperated with you on this image, Dennis. These swallows are tough to expose well and you have done a very good job of getting the techs right. Both blacks and whites have good detail and the iridescence has come out well. The perch is not ideal and the background is a little dull, but there's not much you can do about it. Comp is very pleasing.

Looks like a very active spring for you.

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Comment posted by Allen Brooks on March 12, 2016 at 6:26 PM

Really sweet color and detail. Good head turn and catch light.

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Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on March 12, 2016 at 7:05 PM

Hi Dennis,

Looks good--tree swallows love to perch on fence posts so the perch works for this scene. Nice and sharp and you were able to capture some nice details too...........................Jim

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on March 13, 2016 at 1:02 PM

Very ice pose.

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