Barn Swallow

[Mital Patel]

Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Gujarat, INDIA

EOS 7D, 500 f/4
1/3200, f/5.6, ISO 640
Jan 07, 2012,

Heavy Crop

C&C Welcome

Again a huge crop about more than 50%

[Randy Stout]

Mital:

I really like the pose, the closeness to the water, the head being clear of merging with the wing. Well exposed.

Comp works well also.

Yes, the IQ is effected by the large crop, but I still find it an effective image overall.

Cheers

Randy

[Doug Brown]

Again, no problem with noise in this frame either. Good wing position and eye contact. I like how it's banking right above the water. Detail suffers a bit due to the significant crop, but it's not bad at all.

[Mike Milicia]

Great job catching this guy ... excellent pose and eye contact!

A vertical comp would be another option for this pose.

[dankearl]

Nice shot of a very hard to get species in flight with a nice banking pose.

[Christopher Ciccone]

Have to agree with those above me - the pose is great with nice eye contact and wing placement. I feel the crop enhances the image and don't think the IQ is diminished too much. This works for me, and I am really enjoying this image.