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    Default Hard banking Red Rumped Swallow

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    Whenever there is strong westerly winds, the barn swallows hang behind a big clump of eucalyptus trees and bank left and right waiting for insects to be blown in their direction.

    The only time to catch them is when they bank as the slow down for a split second.

    In all honesty i would have liked a more outstretched bottom wing but this gives it a more dynamic feeling

    Nikon D800e
    300f4 + 1.7x TC @ 500mm
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    ISO 800

    50% crop end reduced EV by -0.55 as blew the white chest
    Slightly darkened and NR on background and selective sharpened the bird

    Thanks for viewing. Comments and critiques welcome

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    These guys (if like ours) are SO fast and small -- great planning to get this shot! Very nice sharpness and detail! I like the dynamic pose and the OOF BG but I might think about toning down the tan/orange area just ahead of the wing.

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    Great capture of this speedy bird. I don't know how you do it.

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    It's not at all easy to capture these guys in flight! Well done with the tracking and getting a BG with some variation! TFS

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    I like the dynamic pose, good exposure, it is a difficult shot. I agree the far wing position could be better. There is a little bit of noise on the darker feathers. I wish the BG was less distracting.

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    Good job on a very difficult shot. I would selectively darken (Burn) the bright orange distractions in the background.

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    I like the head turn and near wing. Far wing, as pointed out, could have been in better position but that is hard to control in the these situations. I agree the orange needs to be toned. Way to spot an opportunity and go for it!

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    Thanks all for your comments

    I reprocessed taking the suggestions on board and tweaked the contrast on the swallow a bit

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