Barn Swallows

Gallery: AvianPosted October 12, 20064,209 views43 comments

This is probably my favorite bird photograph I have ever taken.

Canon 1D MK 11 N / Canon 300 f4 IS / 1/1600 @ f6.1 ISO 250 / handheld with Bushawk / no flash

Comments

43 comments

Comment posted by Jeffrey Reynolds on October 12, 2006 at 2:16 PM

i can see why!! this is a totally awsome shot!!!!!!!

Registered on July 8, 2006, 104 Posts, 586 Comments

Comment posted by Juza on October 12, 2006 at 2:39 PM

Stunning action shot!

Registered on November 1, 2003, 374 Posts, 10466 Comments

Comment posted by Roberta Olenick on October 12, 2006 at 2:55 PM

I am speechless. This is awesome. Is it adult and chick or male and female?

Roberta Olenick
Vancouver, BC

Registered on June 19, 2006, 0 Posts, 136 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Salge on October 12, 2006 at 3:09 PM

WOW

Registered on February 23, 2006, 269 Posts, 2210 Comments

Comment posted by Odell Garrison on October 12, 2006 at 3:23 PM

Sweet shot David! There's just enough motion blur to get a sense of the action.

Registered on May 6, 2006, 109 Posts, 556 Comments

Comment posted by Bob Steele on October 12, 2006 at 3:32 PM

Oh baby!!!

No wonder it's your favorite, it's KILLER!!

Registered on November 1, 2003, 354 Posts, 13896 Comments

Comment posted by Daniel Streifel on October 12, 2006 at 3:52 PM

I had a dream I got a shot like that once.

That's amazing.
Way to go.

Registered on October 8, 2006, 77 Posts, 886 Comments

Comment posted by David Jirovsky on October 12, 2006 at 4:28 PM

UNBELIAVABLE! F6.1? Man,how did you focus that??

congrats!

Registered on September 29, 2006, 18 Posts, 122 Comments

Comment posted by John Chapman on October 12, 2006 at 4:30 PM

Hi David
fantastic action shot and the comp. is brilliant.
John
Aberdeen

Registered on June 19, 2004, 100 Posts, 1473 Comments

Comment posted by KC Choo on October 12, 2006 at 5:12 PM

Absolutely fantastic! Love the arched back of the baby.

Registered on November 15, 2004, 519 Posts, 8278 Comments

Comment posted by Keith A Anderson on October 12, 2006 at 5:53 PM

I have nothing to add beyond shaking my head in wonder. Awesome image!!

Registered on February 13, 2006, 166 Posts, 1818 Comments

Comment posted by Richard & Gail Buq on October 12, 2006 at 5:55 PM

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Comment posted by Richard & Gail Buq on October 12, 2006 at 5:56 PM

David this is just an unbelievable image! Fantastic shot!

Richard Buquoi
Georgetown, TX

Registered on December 18, 2005, 151 Posts, 811 Comments

Comment posted by Hans Spiecker on October 12, 2006 at 6:16 PM

Just Magic, that's all!

Registered on March 23, 2006, 366 Posts, 4649 Comments

Comment posted by Paul Fusco on October 12, 2006 at 6:29 PM

Very cool shot, David!

- Paul

Registered on November 17, 2003, 283 Posts, 1163 Comments

Comment posted by Duane Rosenkranz on October 12, 2006 at 6:59 PM

Amazing shot!!

Registered on October 13, 2004, 280 Posts, 2661 Comments

Comment posted by Nate Chappell on October 12, 2006 at 7:16 PM

really great action shot David

Registered on February 1, 2006, 1158 Posts, 19528 Comments

Comment posted by Terry Sohl on October 12, 2006 at 8:16 PM

Outstanding action!

Registered on November 1, 2003, 513 Posts, 6889 Comments

Comment posted by Satie Sharma on October 12, 2006 at 8:31 PM

Awesome!

Registered on November 11, 2003, 189 Posts, 5335 Comments

Comment posted by Ganesh H Shankar on October 12, 2006 at 9:17 PM

Amazing !

Registered on March 1, 2004, 324 Posts, 1867 Comments

Comment posted by richard ettlinger on October 12, 2006 at 9:53 PM

Killer in more ways then one!!

Registered on June 17, 2004, 377 Posts, 1565 Comments

Comment posted by David Williams on October 13, 2006 at 12:34 AM

And here I thought my shot of the parent (in air) feeding the youngsters was neat........but my kids were sitting down.........sheeesh, in air refueling.......superb!!

Registered on March 8, 2005, 315 Posts, 2291 Comments

Comment posted by Neil Losin on October 13, 2006 at 1:24 AM

Hi David,

WOW. Was this SHOT as a vertical??? Either way, beautiful work!!

Registered on September 16, 2005, 145 Posts, 3524 Comments

Comment posted by Emil von Maltitz on October 13, 2006 at 2:12 AM

The kind all photographers wish they could capture...absolutely Spectacular! Love the way the shape of each birds wings 'echoes' the other.

E

Registered on October 11, 2006, 52 Posts, 215 Comments

Comment posted by Jasper Doest on October 13, 2006 at 4:00 AM

A stunner!

Registered on November 1, 2003, 371 Posts, 2101 Comments

Comment posted by Kenneth Kijewski on October 13, 2006 at 7:27 AM

Now this is pro stuff!!! Excellent David

Registered on February 17, 2004, 166 Posts, 3390 Comments

Comment posted by Balagopal on October 13, 2006 at 12:54 PM

Incredible!!

Registered on November 14, 2003, 13 Posts, 68 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Tomalty on October 13, 2006 at 2:01 PM

I wish it was mine. Beautiful. This to me is the beauty of photography, we get to go home and view what would be a blur in our memories.
Thanks RickT

Registered on October 11, 2006, 212 Posts, 1610 Comments

Comment posted by Rajan Desai on October 14, 2006 at 3:02 PM

I can see why this is your fav. shot.
Simply brilliant.
Rajan

Registered on March 25, 2005, 32 Posts, 395 Comments

Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on October 14, 2006 at 8:00 PM

WOW!

Registered on March 23, 2006, 1111 Posts, 6531 Comments

Comment posted by Marsel van Oosten on October 16, 2006 at 9:06 AM

Excellent and then some - unbelievable shot.

Registered on March 9, 2004, 285 Posts, 2277 Comments

Comment posted by David Weber on October 16, 2006 at 10:22 AM

Totally awesome, David! Excellent work! Worthy of the "editor's pick"!

Registered on February 7, 2005, 296 Posts, 2737 Comments

Comment posted by Mike Dawson on October 16, 2006 at 5:03 PM

Wow, congrat on great timing

Registered on February 4, 2006, 364 Posts, 8872 Comments

Comment posted by Robert Hice Jr. on October 16, 2006 at 8:20 PM

You should show this to bushawk for use in an ad. I just keep comming back to see it one more time.---Outstanding!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Registered on December 8, 2005, 4 Posts, 126 Comments

Comment posted by Christine Adams on October 18, 2006 at 10:29 PM

It's no wonder!!! OMG this is nice!!!

Congrats!!!

Registered on January 24, 2006, 119 Posts, 1871 Comments

Comment posted by Carl Franklin on October 20, 2006 at 1:18 PM

Now you can retire....

:-)

Registered on January 2, 2006, 15 Posts, 24 Comments

Comment posted by Don Grall on October 26, 2006 at 1:27 PM

This is the most dramatic action shot I have ever had the pleasure of seeing. You need to submit this to every bird magazine,calendar,card company out there. In my opinion, this would win Nature's Best wildlife category.
Congratulations!!

Registered on November 18, 2003, 16 Posts, 132 Comments

Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on November 22, 2006 at 11:37 PM

Unbelievable David! Absolutely stunning!

Registered on February 24, 2006, 504 Posts, 7203 Comments

Comment posted by uri first on November 27, 2006 at 9:11 AM

wow

Registered on October 19, 2006, 81 Posts, 160 Comments

Comment posted by Tam Stuart on March 5, 2007 at 11:58 AM

Beyond comment!