I took this one a few weeks ago in the sierras.
There were a few nest boxes occupied by Mountain Bluebirds and Tree Swallows.
The swallows seem to nest in small communities as I saw several adult birds go in and out of one of the boxes.
A couple of them at one point decided to perch and started arguing over something.
The perch was attached to a nest box, a small part of which was showing in the original frame.
I removed that section of the box and also extended the canvas to the right a little.
Attachment 98420
Tree Swallows - Tachycineta bicolor
Canon 1D Mark IV, 500/4 + 1.4x TC, 1/1600s, f/8.0, ISO 400
08-10-2011, 10:29 AM
Ofer Levy
Amazing behaviour shot!!:Whoa!:
08-10-2011, 10:58 AM
Melissa Groo
Fantastic shot indeed! Great EXP, BG, comp and behavior!
08-10-2011, 11:12 AM
Jim Crosswell
I like the interaction, exposure and BG. Well done Luis!
08-10-2011, 11:32 AM
Randy Stout
Luis:
Very fun interaction shot, bet it was loud!
The BG and birds colors work well together, good job on evicting the house and the canvas extension.
Cheers
Randy
08-10-2011, 12:03 PM
jack williamson
Very good Luis. Really good exposure and sharpness and bg. Love the argument.
Jack
08-10-2011, 01:03 PM
Stu Bowie
Good interaction captured here Luis, and the light has brought out the iridescence of the swallow on the right nicely. Good DOF, and both sharp. Great BG too.
08-10-2011, 01:03 PM
Vivaldo Damilano
Stunning image Luis, love the interaction and the lovely perch. I always enjoy the call and sound of these swallows. I would add a bit more saturation but this is personal taste and still work very well as is TFS:cheers::cheers:
08-10-2011, 02:31 PM
Kaustubh Deshpande
Very nicely done Luis. Top-notch IQ, poses, colors, DOF and BG. I really liked this one a lot.
08-10-2011, 03:47 PM
Morkel Erasmus
Love the moment here! Super IQ and details too...
08-10-2011, 05:36 PM
yogesh_puranik
simply stunning moment..superb sharpness and BG..
08-10-2011, 08:33 PM
noelle zaleski
They must be married.... :bg3:
Excellent image Luis!
08-11-2011, 12:00 AM
arash_hazeghi
excellent pose and interaction Luis!
08-11-2011, 12:41 AM
girisholeti
Lovely interaction
08-11-2011, 06:25 AM
gail bisson
WOW Luis! They keep getting better and better. I like the fact that you have the male and female . Great interaction,
Gail