Swallow

[Alan Campbell]

Summer is here although going by the weather you wouldn't think so.
I sat for ages trying to capture a Swallow in flight.
Harder than you might think.
I had tons of pics for the recycle bin.

This is one which I was happy to keep.
My first Swallow in flight shot.

Taken with Canon 7D and 70-300mm f4-5.6 is usm

1/4000@f5.6 ISO 800


Swallow by balscot, on Flickr


This one was 1/3000 sec due to the camera set on AV and the light changing.


Swallow by balscot, on Flickr

Alan

[antoeknee]

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Always feels like summer when these guys come back. 1st image is excellent, I know from personal experience these are very difficult to capture.

[DP the Snapper]

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I like the first one. Your shot shows how beautiful their tail is. Where were you sitting to get the capture?

Dave

[AndyA]

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Very nice indeed!

[AndyL]

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Lovely, dammit. I have just spent an entire afternoon trying to capture these and failing miserably.

Well done!

[Alan Campbell]

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I like the first one. Your shot shows how beautiful their tail is. Where were you sitting to get the capture?

Dave

Thanks all for looking and commenting, I was sitting in the Folly Pond hide at Caerlaverock WWT.
I have still to sift through the sand martins to see if there are any keepers.

Alan

[Stan]

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Well done alan, not pin sharp but theyare so very very fast and to even get one in frame is an achieven=ment

Stan

[tesarver]

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Tom

[John_Caswell]

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No 1 is a belter,well caught

[Alan Campbell]

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Thanks all for looking and commenting.

Alan

[Nathaniel]

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I like the first pic. They are difficult birds to photograph. Well done.

[Hereford_EOS]

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Well done Alan, I have tried and tried to capture a swallow in flight, and failed.
You have done very well indeed

[oldbaldgit]

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