Interaction: Tree Swallows

[Nancy Bell]

This is the interaction that happens BEFORE the chicks:p. Photographed in Ohio in May.

Canon 20D, Canon 400 f4 DO, 1/1250, f5.6, exp. comp. +1/3, ISO 800

Comments and critiques appreciated.

[Randy Stout]

Nancy:

The enveloping wings, and general pose nice. Like the composition.

The exposure is good as well.

The main concern I have is how soft the image is. If you can coax out a bit more sharpness from the heads, that would certainly help.
I also might consider filling in the grey/blue area in the right lower corner with the green color.

Cheers

Randy

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Nice capture of this moment and I agree with Randy, soft light and exposure look good. If it is not a heavy crop then sharpening the birds more would be worth a try.