Barn Swallow

[Alan Murphy]

Barn Swallow

Upper Texas Coast

D3, 300/2.8, 1.4TC, ISO 800, f5, 1/5000.

If the Hawks didn't show up, we would practice our flight acquisition on the Swallows migrating through.
These erratic and fast flyers would make getting on a Hawk so much easier.

[Andrew McLachlan]

Hi Alan, this is incredibly awesome! I think it is the best barn swallow shot I've seen. :cheers:

[Rene Quenneville]

Great picture. Perfect composition. Did you use some fill flash? The catchlight is dead center in the eye while the sun comes from the right. (I think that the Nikon system synchronizes at this high of shutter speed)

[Alan Murphy]

Great picture. Perfect composition. Did you use some fill flash? The catchlight is dead center in the eye while the sun comes from the right. (I think that the Nikon system synchronizes at this high of shutter speed)

Hey Rene, no flash, just early morning light.

[Rene Quenneville]

This is the early morning light that makes those shadows so pleasing. Thank you for the info.

[Mike Milicia]

Awesome flight image, Alan! Love that fanned tail!

[MohsenVahedipour]

Exceptional shot. Perfect freezing. Like the harmonic wings & tail spread & excellent underwing details. TFS

[arash_hazeghi]

awesome shot Alan, it is tough to nail a shot like this, sure makes hawks like a piece of cake :S3:

[Daniel Cadieux]

Excellent image with a perfect full flare of the wings and tail. Very impressive!

[Raymond Lee]

Great flight shot Alan! One of my favourites to practice flight shots in spring.

Raymond

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

These guys are so hard to get and you managed quite well with a super pose. The light and detail on the wings and tail feathers are awesome.

[Manos Papadomanolakis]

Love that fanned tail!