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Oct 29, 2009 22:49 |  #1

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Oct 29, 2009 23:06 |  #2

Nicely done! Don't hesitate to post larger versions; anything up to 1024 px on the large side is okay under the rules.


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Oct 30, 2009 05:00 |  #3

Those are impressive shots, I know how fast these little blighters fly around.


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Oct 30, 2009 07:23 |  #4

Great shots.


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Oct 30, 2009 07:51 |  #5

Good work to get IF shots of swallows.


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Oct 30, 2009 08:01 |  #6

I'm impressed.......probab​ly one of the hardest birds to get in flight shots of. Great captures.


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Oct 30, 2009 14:30 |  #7

These are such interesting birds IMO... I seen a few Barn Swallows around here this past spring but they were too fast for me to get a lens on them...


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Oct 30, 2009 14:33 |  #8

artyman wrote in post #8922933 (external link)
Those are impressive shots, I know how fast these little blighters fly around.

+1!!


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Oct 30, 2009 14:49 |  #9

Superb and so well done to photo them in flight :)


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Oct 30, 2009 15:10 as a reply to  @ Scoobs's post |  #10

Awesome shots Raikyn !!!

I've tried countless times for IF shots of these little buggers !! Havn't succeeded to any great degree yet. What's your secret ??

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Oct 30, 2009 17:13 |  #11

Very nice indeed,

No exif in these but I presume you had a pretty fast shutter. We see barnies overhead quite often here but they're always too high up and too fast to capture for the gallery.

good shooting,

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Oct 30, 2009 20:29 |  #12

Thanks all :)

From memory was using about 1/1600 f5.6 iso800 @ 400mm

Mtn Breeze wrote in post #8925605 (external link)
Awesome shots Raikyn !!!

I've tried countless times for IF shots of these little buggers !! Havn't succeeded to any great degree yet. What's your secret ??

Matt.

umm... my secret with these guys is to get them on a windy day when they are feeding on the insects on the waters. They fly into the wind and slow down quite a bit :)




  
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