Peeps In Flight

[Freddy Franzella]

Canon Mark III
Canon 500mm F.4 IS
F.7.1@1/600s ISO 320
Hand Held

Nickerson Beach NY

[Doug Brown]

Those suckers fly fast. Nice capture Freddy! I might get rid of the green thing below the down wing. Like everything else about it.

[Desmond Chan]

I've been trying to photo swallows in flight lately. Nothing like yours! Really great !

If I may ask, how close were you to the bird?

[Freddy Franzella]

I've been trying to photo swallows in flight lately. Nothing like yours! Really great !

If I may ask, how close were you to the bird?

I was shooting them on the ground and people would run by they would take off in my direction and come right past me 20 feet in front of me. I even got a Piping Plover in flight today

[Desmond Chan]

I was shooting them on the ground and people would run by they would take off in my direction and come right past me 20 feet in front of me. I even got a Piping Plover in flight today

The guy who got me into trying swallows in flight also said 20-30 feet are the good distance to shoot. Guess I just have to find the right spot and practise more. Thanks for the reply, Freddy.

[Gus Cobos]

Great capture and composition,
Nice sharp details and good eye contact...:)