Tree Swallows fight!

[Ilija Dukovski]

I took this one last Saturday. A group of swallows was settling in nest boxes
and fighting for the best one. Perch removed in PS. CC appreciated.

Nikon D700 300mm+TC14 f/5.6 1/800 ISO400 AP

[Ivan Sjögren]

A very cool action shot, well done.
Nice BG, the poses look good to. But it would maybe be better if they were some more room
between the two swallows.
Keep them coming.

[Troy Lim]

Nice action shot, have you considered landscape crop?

[Ray Rozema]

Great action shot kowing how difficult to get these. Agree with idea of landscape crop

[Steve Canuel]

Nice interaction, only wish that the head of the lower one was slightly turned up and toward the upper one. Vertical comp works ok for me but I think a horizontal would as well.

[Markus Jais]

Horizontal crop might also work but I also like it as it is. Great action. This is hard to get.

Markus

[Leo Berzins]

Wonderful action shot nicely exposed and sharp where it matters.

[Ilija Dukovski]

Thank you for the comments, I appreciate it.

Troy: The birds' poses are such that in landscape crop I probably would end up with
a more sqare crop, not bad but I prefer not to center the subject in the frame.
In any case there are several possibilities here.

[Danny Laredo]

Great action and you captured it very well.

[Morkel Erasmus]

lovely interaction here and I like the tight crop. good exposure too! maybe lighten the eye of the top one