Welcome swallow - WTP

[Mervyn Marsh]

Welcome swallow - WTP

Plenty of Welcome Swallows at WTP , photo taken at the same time i took the juv welcome swallow i posted last week. As u can see from the b/g weather conditions were not great, so had to bump up exposure to 1.3+
species
Common Name: Welcome Swallow
Scientific Name: Hirundo neoxena

Date: 5/05/2015

Location: WTP

Camera Details
Brand/Model: Canon EOS 1dx
Lens: Canon 500mm mk ii

Camera Settings
ISO: 1600
F-Stop: f/5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/2000s

Exposure Bias/Metering/Flash: +1.3 step

Technique: Hand-held

Attraction Aides: NONE

Post Production: full frame image, was actually a bit to tight so added a touch of landscape at bottom of frame.
Notes: taken one of the ponds.

cheers

[William Dickson]

Wow. Amazing frame Mervyn. What a fantastic POV looking onto the beautiful colours and detail on the bird. The lovely HA makes the comp look good. Great work.

Will

[gail bisson]

Well done to get a tack sharp flight shot of this speedster!
Wish the far wing had a better position but would take this in a heartbeat,
Gail

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the sharpness, head angle, exposure and BG. Not an easy image to achieve. Well done Mervyn!

[arash_hazeghi]

great shot Mervyn, excellent details and a nice BG too, I just wish the far wing had a better position

TFS

[Karl Egressy]

Awesome flight shot of this super fast bird.

[Warren Spreng]

That's like catching a bullet in mid flight! Great shot!