Northern Rough-winged Swallow

[Ryan Schain]

One of the more underrated North American birds in my opinion!

Northern Rough-winged Swallow

Canon EOS 7D
Canon EF 100-400 mm F/4.5-5.6 L IS

1/640 f/6.3 ISO 400 + 1 1/3 EV

[Jack Breakfast]

I like them too, Ryan. Nice details on this specimen...

[Arthur Morris]

Nice bird, nice head angle, nice light and BKGR. The little bird looks a bit lost in the frame. Good perch for a swallow. Was this a big crop? I ask because image quality looks a bit suspect. Overall on the light side. Darkened, cropped, and sharpened....,

[gail bisson]

Hi Ryan,
I like the mottled complimentary BG in this shot. I find the image a bit washed out so would add a bit more contrast or add more blacks to the neutrals in selective coloring. A vertical crop would be nice as well. I agree with Artie re: more sharpening,
Gail

[Ryan Schain]

Artie, Gail,

Thanks, and the repost looks good. It was a halfway decent crop to begin with, so I might not have much left, so I'll see what I can. Thanks again.

[Arthur Morris]

Artie, Gail,

Thanks, and the repost looks good. It was a halfway decent crop to begin with, so I might not have much left, so I'll see what I can. Thanks again.

You are welcome. As I think that I said above, the image quality in the original post is a bit suspect....