Violet-green Swallow

Gallery: AvianPosted November 13, 20173,240 views3 comments

I liked I was able to get fairly close to the swallow. I wish the DOF had been better to obtain more tail detail. This was taken from the car. I like the background-green stuff on the local sewage pond. The swallow is resting on an aluminum rail.

Canon 7d Mark II
Sigma 150-600 at 403 mm
1/1600 at f6..3
ISO 640

Thanks for looking. Comments and suggestions are appreciated.

Comments

3 comments

Comment posted by Gary Minish on November 14, 2017 at 3:02 AM

Nice close-up, Allen! I'm surprised that you caught one of these standing still! Now lets see if you can get one this close in flight laugh

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on November 15, 2017 at 2:22 PM

A nice close-up with an interesting bg, Allen. To my eye the head looks a bit oversharpened in the larger image.

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Comment posted by David Schoen on November 15, 2017 at 6:31 PM

I like the colors in this image and the sharp difference between the perch in the background. The bird stands out well while mirroring the perch and contrasting the background.

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