After picking up my new 500mm, I thought I would not do much in-flight shooting again with the more diminutive birds, as we all know, the 500mm is great for reach, color, bokeh and sharpness, but seemingly lacks the lightning fast AF of my old 400 f/5.6. So I practiced for 3 to 4 hours shooting swallows hunting mosquito larvae at a local pond right at the edge of the bank and tried to get as close to eye level with this 3 inch tall bird as I could! This was the most interesting catch of the series. It would appear that the 500mm CAN do in-flight shots afterall! :D:D:D (well with a much lower keeper rate) Haha!
Canon 7D (65% crop) Do you see the larvae in his beak? :D:D:D
1/2500s
f/7.1
ISO800
500mm
Shutter Priorty
No Flash
Exposure Bias 0
7PM Petaluma, CA at Shollenberg Park
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