Tree Swallow

Gallery: AvianPosted April 22, 2016123 views12 comments

Thanks for the comments and advice on the previous post. The tree swallows were quite cooperative and posed on the many available perches. Finley NWR, Willamette Valley, Oregon.

Canon 7D Mark2
Sigma 150-600 C at 500 mm
1/640 at f7.1
ISO 320

Comments and suggestions appreciated.

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by Jerry Austin on April 22, 2016 at 8:42 AM

Great one Allen. Love the colors and the background. A little more room on teh bottom if you have it, but wonderful as is.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on April 22, 2016 at 11:15 AM

Very nice. Excellent detail/sgharpness. Good color. Nice light and pose.

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Comment posted by Bill Leggett on April 22, 2016 at 11:45 AM

Nice pose and eye contact, Allen.

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Comment posted by Bill Leggett on April 22, 2016 at 11:47 AM

Nice pose and eye contact, Allen.

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Comment posted by Bill Kellermeyer on April 22, 2016 at 12:53 PM

Love the white detail and eye contact. Ours are just starting to come back to Western Maryland.

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Comment posted by David Bogener on April 22, 2016 at 4:41 PM

Beautiful capture. Nice detail, eye contact and background. Not a fan of square crops or man-made perches, but this works.

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Comment posted by Charles Gangas on April 22, 2016 at 7:48 PM

Very good shot of this swallow Allen. Excellent detail and great job on exposure-lovely background sets the bird well.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on April 22, 2016 at 10:05 PM

Excellent job on the exposure of this beauty, Allen. Superb detail throughout with a nice pose and a well encrusted fence post for a perch.

devil

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on April 23, 2016 at 2:56 PM

Nice techs and clean BG on this swallow Allen. Not sure how much of a crop this is or where you cropped it, but I might move him higher in the frame or take some off the top.

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Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on April 23, 2016 at 7:07 PM

Hi Allen,

Looks good--maybe bump him up in the frame a bit to strengthen the comp..................................Jim

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Comment posted by Richard Sandor on April 23, 2016 at 8:15 PM

Allen: just a lovely portrait. The swallow shows show well against the muted, oof background. Richard

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Comment posted by Ed Cordes on April 23, 2016 at 8:50 PM

Love the detail and the colors. As mentioned eye contact is super. I wish the bird were a bit more to the left in the frame.

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