Gallery of Swallows

sfw · 7th of October 2007 (Sun)

Hi,

This is my brand new idea

and I hope you will like it and join me.

Swallows - fast, agile, beautiful birds and excellent flyers. Really hard to catch!

Each one of you, who want to add some nice shots of these birds to this thread, is more than welcome.
All shot details are in Exifs

canonloader · 7th of October 2007 (Sun)

Hey Andy, those are nice. I've never had much lock getting them in that kind of flight, they are just too fast for me.

I have a couple that are my favorites, although the quality could be better.

sfw · 7th of October 2007 (Sun)

Hey,

Thanks for sharing! I like the second one ... ready for take of or ... just landed...

canonloader · 7th of October 2007 (Sun)

He was just flutttering his wings. They do that a lot for some reason. After this shot, he started to pick up straws to use in nestbuilding.

tbmrgc · 7th of October 2007 (Sun)

These pictures are all great. One time I saw some swallows nesting under a bridge over a stream and stopped to try for some shots.
I couldn't focus on any of them so I locked the focus somewhere I thought might be in range and set the camera on burst mode and sort of waved the it around.
They were flying everywhere but I didn't get any usable images at all.

good pics.

Bob

sugarzebra · 7th of October 2007 (Sun)

Nice shots of the swallows...the translucent appearance of the wings caused by the back lighting of the second shot is great.

DaleP · 8th of October 2007 (Mon)

"Really hard to catch". You're not kidding there!! Yours are very nice indeed. Well done.

These are a few of my favourite attempts.....

1. Great sense of motion, shame I just missed out on getting him in focus (at 400mm mind you).

2. Attempted to get a shot of this guy catching insects off the water.

3. A rare moment where these two were relaxing.

sfw · 8th of October 2007 (Mon)

Thanks Dale for sharing,

Yeah, I like the second one really, I know how hard is to cache one of this in a viewfinder. I like as well this static one, you are right that is rare when these are sitting still

.
Here some more of mine, what I noticed is a common procedure to crop pictures a bit so I did this time.

dancad · 8th of October 2007 (Mon)

Swallows are some of the more entertaining birds to watch! I like your second shot with the light shining through the feathers. Here's a couple of shots I took last year in the in-laws' barn.

Naturalist · 8th of October 2007 (Mon)

Nice series of shots!!!!!

csquared63 · 8th of October 2007 (Mon)

SUPER shots here!

weka2000 · 9th of October 2007 (Tue)

I will add when I finally get 1 in focus

sfw · 10th of October 2007 (Wed)

Thanks guys for posting, our gallery is growing!

sfw · 15th of October 2007 (Mon)

Looks like it's too quiet in here! Ok, then I will add next two of mine swallows ...

Stephen Stephen · 15th of October 2007 (Mon)

Great Idea and shots Andy. Here are my first contributions: Bank Swallows. They were coming in over my shoulder so I really couldn't tell when they were arriving except for the looks of the young.

All taken with the Bigma (some handheld) and Fill Flash. Cropped from 40-70% of full frame.

1. Mom arrives

2. Part of the Family

3. Dad Arrives

4. Whoa!!!! Pile up! Pile up!

7th of October 2007 (Sun)	#2
canonloader Cream of the Crop Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Behind A Camera Posts: 52,850 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Gallery of Swallows Hey Andy, those are nice. I've never had much lock getting them in that kind of flight, they are just too fast for me. I have a couple that are my favorites, although the quality could be better. __________________ Mitch- ____...^.^...____ My Microscope Stuff Gear List, My Flash Gallery, My You Tube, Ride My Bi-Sickle War is not about who's right, it's about who's left.

7th of October 2007 (Sun)	#3
sfw Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Poland Posts: 57	Re: Gallery of Swallows Hey, Thanks for sharing! I like the second one ... ready for take of or ... just landed... __________________ Andy Power of the Lens

7th of October 2007 (Sun)	#4
canonloader Cream of the Crop Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Behind A Camera Posts: 52,850 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Gallery of Swallows He was just flutttering his wings. They do that a lot for some reason. After this shot, he started to pick up straws to use in nestbuilding. __________________ Mitch- ____...^.^...____ My Microscope Stuff Gear List, My Flash Gallery, My You Tube, Ride My Bi-Sickle War is not about who's right, it's about who's left.

7th of October 2007 (Sun)	#5
tbmrgc Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Yuma, Arizona Posts: 514 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Gallery of Swallows These pictures are all great. One time I saw some swallows nesting under a bridge over a stream and stopped to try for some shots. I couldn't focus on any of them so I locked the focus somewhere I thought might be in range and set the camera on burst mode and sort of waved the it around. They were flying everywhere but I didn't get any usable images at all. good pics. Bob __________________ Bob XTi, EF 70-200 f/4L USM, 1.4x converter PowerShot S2 IS, 1.5 TC

7th of October 2007 (Sun)	#6
sugarzebra Cream of the Crop Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Oshawa, Ontario Posts: 8,912 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Gallery of Swallows Nice shots of the swallows...the translucent appearance of the wings caused by the back lighting of the second shot is great. __________________ Scott Website & Blog

8th of October 2007 (Mon)	#7
DaleP Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 1,482 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Gallery of Swallows "Really hard to catch". You're not kidding there!! Yours are very nice indeed. Well done. These are a few of my favourite attempts..... 1. Great sense of motion, shame I just missed out on getting him in focus (at 400mm mind you). 2. Attempted to get a shot of this guy catching insects off the water. 3. A rare moment where these two were relaxing. __________________ Currently just a P&S, but watch this space. Last edited by DaleP : 8th of October 2007 (Mon) at 01:16.

8th of October 2007 (Mon)	#9
dancad Goldmember Join Date: May 2005 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 4,641	Re: Gallery of Swallows Swallows are some of the more entertaining birds to watch! I like your second shot with the light shining through the feathers. Here's a couple of shots I took last year in the in-laws' barn. __________________ Daniel Cadieux 7D + Grip * 30D + Grip * Canon 100-400L IS * Canon 100mm f/2.8 * Canon EF-S 18-55mm * Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II * Tamron 28-75 f/2.8 XR Di www.dancadphotography.com Facebook page

8th of October 2007 (Mon)	#10
Naturalist Adrift on a lonely vast sea Join Date: May 2007 Location: Minnesota Northwoods Posts: 4,567	Re: Gallery of Swallows Nice series of shots!!!!! __________________ Doug My Gear List http://www.flickr.com/photos/n8trshtr/ Entered: 2-16-84 Passed: 5-22-84 Raised: 6-19-84

8th of October 2007 (Mon)	#11
csquared63 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Western New York Posts: 1,561	Re: Gallery of Swallows SUPER shots here! __________________ -Carl My Galleries Tell Congress to protect Migratory Songbirds - Click Here

9th of October 2007 (Tue)	#12
weka2000 Is that a 300mm in your pocket? Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Auckland Posts: 20,148 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Gallery of Swallows I will add when I finally get 1 in focus

10th of October 2007 (Wed)	#13
sfw Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Poland Posts: 57	Re: Gallery of Swallows Thanks guys for posting, our gallery is growing! __________________ Andy Power of the Lens

15th of October 2007 (Mon)	#15
Stephen Stephen Cream of the Crop Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Nepean, ON, Canada Posts: 6,185 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Gallery of Swallows Great Idea and shots Andy. Here are my first contributions: Bank Swallows. They were coming in over my shoulder so I really couldn't tell when they were arriving except for the looks of the young. All taken with the Bigma (some handheld) and Fill Flash. Cropped from 40-70% of full frame. 1. Mom arrives 2. Part of the Family 3. Dad Arrives 4. Whoa!!!! Pile up! Pile up! __________________ Stephen Please check out my website www.stephenjstephen.com My Gear List

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