Tree Swallows

[Jason Lee]

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Camera
Canon 7D


Exposure
1/3200 sec


Aperture
f/5.6


Focal Length
400 mm


ISO Speed
400

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[Jeff Dyck]

Some very nice stop-action Jason. I would definitely consider a different crop - at the very least I would crop inside the branch on the right side of the frame. Do you have more canvas available - a verticle crop may work well here. The image looks underexposed - we can't see any feather detail on the lower birds back and the eyes are obscured in the shadows - a simple "Curves" or "Fill Light" asjustment to boost the mid-tones may help.

[PhilCook]

This is very nice with potential to be superb with a bit of PS work...lose the branch on the right and add more canvas to the left and crop to have the branch run diagonal from the right hand corner and lighten some of the deeper shadows.

Great timing Jason and the back light through the wings is extra nice, great work !

[Robert Holguin]

Very nice shot. I really like the interaction here and the pose on the lower bird. Great advice given.
Well done.