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    White-rumped Swift
    Suikerbosrand, Gauteng, South Africa

    I realise that the background may be a little plain on this one, but to be honest I was just grateful to get it almost full frame and focused. :)

    Canon 7d Mkii | 400mm f2.8 | ISO 640 | f4.5 | 1/8000 sec | Exp 0 | small crop, brightened, shadows, sharpened for web

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    Well done on freezing the motion on this one Richard. Very nice details as well.

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    Certainly one of the best swift shots I have seen. Just a beautiful shot. Sharp and the pose is great. I see a shutter speed of 1/8000. Probably just fast enough for freezing one of these flying torpedoes. I guess in a perfect world that shadow on the lower wing wouldn't be there but that is the most minor of nits possible with this photo. I for one love a blue sky behind a flying bird.

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    Hi Rich, great angled flight pose, well exposed, and with that ss, you certainly nailed the sharpness. Well done for locking on focus with this extremely fast flyer, and I would remove the second catchlight in the eye. ( the one in front )

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    Don't mind the empty background. Getting one of thise guys in flight is always a challenge. This one is sharp and in perfection positon. Superb!

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    That could not have been an easy BIF to capture. Kudos. Great look at the head and under the wings.
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