White Throated Swallow

[Dumay de Boulle]

Taken at Mankwe hide Pilanesburg National Park...I like the way you can see the blue in the tail and detail in the eye.

Canon 1D MKIII
Canon 400 f5.6 L + 1.4 Ext
AV f8
TV 1/2000
Exp comp +0.33
ISO 800
Evaluative Metering
AWB
RAW processed in CS5 iMac

comments and crits always appreciated.

[Danny J Brown]

Dumay,

I've never seen this species but similar to our tree swallow in Missouri with the iridescence and brilliant white. You must have had some wonderful light to avoid those whites from going crazy. You are right about the blue on the tail.....very special catch. You even got a little lichens on the perch! A great shot overall.

DB

[Dudley Watson]

Great pose and eye contact.. Well captured Dumay

[Vivaldo Damilano]

I was hoping to see these swallows at the hide this weekend. Great pose Dumay, eye clarity is perfect and great HA. Overall great image TFS :cheers::cheers:

[Dumay de Boulle]

Thanks folks..Yeah Vivaldo, went again on monday and this morning...Nothing Swallow wise

[Pieter de Waal]

Great detail and colour Dumay, shows the features of this species well.

[Doug Brown]

Love the bird's attitude! Great pose, perch, and BG. Sharpness is excellent. An all-around fine image!

[Kerry Perkins]

Super image Dumay - the sharp details against that lovely background really make the bird stand out. Very impressive IQ with the extender! Love the dynamic pose and "down the barrel" eye contact.

[arash_hazeghi]

excellent dynamic pose and sharpness