White-throated Swallow portrait

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

This was taken last month at Mankwe Hide, Pilanesberg National Park, SA.
1/1000
f/5/6
ISO 800
5D III
700mm

[Dvir Barkay]

Very nice shot, great light and very good detail. Maybe an aperture of F/8 or F/9 would have helped with the depth of field.

[gail bisson]

I concur with Dvir. The head and shoulders look good but you needed more DOF to get the belly and feet sharper.
The perch is a bit overwhelming for the size of the bird,
Gail

[Marina Scarr]

You have a tack sharp head with lovely details and pose with a great BG and light. Agree the perch is a bit large but it works b/c the bird is so large in the frame. While this image works, I do think having more of the bird sharp would have improved it, so trying some with more DOF if you had the chance would have been beneficial.

[Satish Ranadive]

Superb portrait of beautiful swallow.

Regards,
Satish.

[Alan Murphy]

Very nice light and detail. More DOF is needed for this kind of portrait IMO.

[Walker Noe]

Great capture, but I would have stopped down for increased DOF as well.

[mohammad reza shahab]

Very nice BG,light and detail.

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Fantastic iridescence on the forecrown! cool bird and nice pose. I wish the tail was visible.