White-throated Swallow

[Chris van Rooyen]

I captured this image one early morning in the Marievale Bird Sanctuary near my home in Johannesburg. The rustic colouring at the top is the out of focus reflection of a stand of reeds.

Camera Model: Canon EOS-1D Mark III
Date/Time: 2007:01:05 22:142
Shutter speed: 1/2500 sec
Aperture: 6.3
Exposure mode: Av
Flash: Off
Metering mode: Multi-segment
ISO: 800
Focal length: 700mm

[Ramon M. Casares]

Terrific pose and light, BG looks very well and sharpness and details are outstanding! No nits to me. Congratulaitons!

[Uri First]

Great shot

[Greg Basco]

Chris, looks fantastic. I think the diagonal of the wings adds interest to the centered composition. Love the BG with that rust-colored strip across the top.

Cheers,
Greg Basco

[Juan Aragonés]

Fantastic capture and terrific pose. Great eye contact and sharpness and, what a BG! Cannot be better. Big congratulations Chris

[Manos Papadomanolakis]

Another great shot,I Iove the light,eye contact,wing position and pose!

[Joanna Trescott]

I love the BG colors! Great action shot and sharpness. The composition is perfect.

[Nicki Gwynn Jones]

Fantastic Chris - I don't know how you do it!
Regards,
Nicki

[Glenn Bartley]

You kill me man. What a pose. I love it.

[Desmond Chan]

Wow, I wish it were mine. Really great !!