Northern Rough-winged Swallow

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I posted another image in this series a few days ago. It was the first time for me to photograph this species at rest.

http://www.pbase.com/axelhi/image/124370611/original.jpg

1D4, 500f4, 1.4x, 1/320s, f/8, EC +1, ISO 400, cropped from horizontal

[Tony Whitehead]

Very sweet, Axel. Love the soft light and textures with the creamy BG. I might desat the green on the perch a fraction.

[Arthur Morris]

Loverly bird, BKGR, and COMP. The perch is a bit thick for a swallow but I know how rare it is to find them perched....

[Malcolm Benn]

lovely image, love the pastel colouring of the background .. I think the perch has a lot of character

[Ilija Dukovski]

Great image, perfect light, pose and BG. For some reason I really like the undertail feathers.

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Just as before, this is a very nice one Axel. The clean BG and brown/white bird makes this one a very appealing image in my opinion. I only wish I could see more separation between the beak and face.:)

[Stu Bowie]

Super pose, on a good looking perch. I like the soft light, and would maybe darken the BG a tad.

[Tobias Hayashi]

A super swallow portrait! I like it in every respect.

[Kiran Poonacha]

beautiful Axel Bhai, loved the pose, great HA, perch and BG...

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Thanks for the comments, it's much appreciated as always!