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Jun 01, 2023 23:38 |  #10426

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Wow...what a beauty, RAL! Nice work!

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Jun 02, 2023 00:54 |  #10427

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Both shots are beauties, Rob! My favorite is the first one.

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Jun 02, 2023 04:40 |  #10428

havelock wrote in post #19525083 (external link)
lol lol nailed this guy especially image 1


Lame-Duck wrote in post #19525111 (external link)
Two superb Common Swift flight shots, Sid! Definitely not easy targets to photograph.


Pax2You wrote in post #19525156 (external link)
Well done sidknee!


Pippan wrote in post #19525278 (external link)
A Swift with purpose!

Thanks very much y'all, my fave thing this time of year is shooting the swifts as they are deciding on nest sites. cheers! :)




  
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Jun 02, 2023 07:42 |  #10429

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Wow...what a beauty, RAL! Nice work!

Many thanks, Mike!

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Jun 02, 2023 08:26 |  #10430

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Jun 02, 2023 11:10 |  #10431

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Stellar image!

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Jun 02, 2023 11:16 |  #10432

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Working the light wonderfully.

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Jun 02, 2023 11:17 |  #10433

Canon EOS R7 • Canon RF 100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM @500mm • 1/2000 • f/7.1 • ISO 2500
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Jun 02, 2023 11:17 |  #10434

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Jun 02, 2023 11:19 |  #10435

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Jun 02, 2023 11:19 |  #10436

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Jun 02, 2023 11:45 |  #10437

realairlight wrote in post #19525672 (external link)
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Wonderful image. How did you get that background?
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Jun 02, 2023 18:16 |  #10438

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Whoa...what a stunning capture, RAL! Very appealing shot!

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Jun 02, 2023 21:41 |  #10439

Bill in Texas wrote in post #19525728 (external link)
Stellar image!


Lester Wareham wrote in post #19525733 (external link)
Working the light wonderfully.

Lame-Duck wrote in post #19525836 (external link)
Whoa...what a stunning capture, RAL! Very appealing shot!

Thank you for your kind comments!

I Keith Newton wrote in post #19525745 (external link)
Wonderful image. How did you get that background?
Thanks for sharing!

I enlisted a star as my background light. The trick, I dedicated a grueling 11 and a half hours of warming it up before using :-D

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Jun 03, 2023 02:40 |  #10440

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gorgeous bird..nice shot
indeed getting all the tail in




  
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