Unguided Missile , Wire-tailed Swallow.

[rahul belsare]

Shot in overcast weather, with wind blowing them away. And them trying to test the power of their wings against the wind.
Resting here for short while.

Exif:- Focal length 550mm
Iso- 1000
Shutter speed- 1/400s
F-8

Gear used here is-

Nikon D7100
Nikkor 400mm F2.8 VR + 1.4 TC
Hand hold.

[Randy Stout]

Rahul:

Very sharp, nice angle in frame, good eye,pleasant background. I like the way the talons are arched up on the hard surface.

Cheers

Randy

[Rachel Hollander]

Hi Rahul - Nice pose and colors with a pleasing bg. Looks like a hot spot on the chest but not a deal breaker.

TFS,
Rachel

[Andy Shepherd]

Lovely portrait, rahul...personally I think it could take some more sharpening, but that's no deal breaker by any means.

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

So cute and nice swallow!
Good light, pose and sharpness. I wish the bird was on a natural perch tough.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Beautiful swallow!! Nice when they pause for you eh! Good details and BG. If mine I would darken the pupil and tame the brighter whites. I would also have preferred a looser composition but I suspect you may have wanted to minimize the man-made perch?

[Satish Ranadive]

Rahul,
Spectacular image. Beautiful colors, nice BG, lights and HA.Looks like it was close encounter.
Agree with Daniel Sir about loose crop.Well done.

Regards,
Satish Kaka.