I finally captured one sitting still for a moment. This image was captured in the southern section of the Atchafalaya Basin in south Louisiana. It was taken mid morning, Jan '07.
Canon 20D
Canon 500mm f/4L with 1.4 TC
1/400s f/5.6 iso400
Av, evaluative metering
No flash
Sweet shot, Tim. Wonderful light, bg, and exposure. Nice pose of the swallow too. My only nit is that the perch is a bit large for the little swallow, but thats very minor.
Beautiful capture Tim. I like the setting and pose. I think the perch, though large compared to the swallow is a great element and I would actually like to see it sharper and with the DOF. Is there a "string" around the perch starting near the toe? It looks a bit un-natural and I personally would clone it out.