welcome swallow

[Mervyn Marsh]

took this on a overcast day at WTP , just getting used to the mighty 1dx
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: 1/3200s

Exposure Bias/Metering/Flash: +1.3 step

Technique: Hand-held

Attraction Aides: NONE

Post Production: crop and sharpen..

[Warren Spreng]

Wow, nice catch! Love the position of the head and wings.

[Doug Brown]

Impressively sharp, and lots of detail for a shot on a FF body and a 500 mm lens; the bird must have been close to you, making the shot quite a bit more difficult. I might go with a bit more space all around the bird.

[David Salem]

Not bad at all considering the size of this little speedster and the fact that it was overcast. Lots of nice feather detail and a clean sharp head. To bad he didn't look up at you, would have taken this up quite a few notches. I agree about a bit more space, especially the bottom, for him to look into. Nice capture