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Tree Swallows

These were taken Sunday with my new to me D300 at the Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area on Long Island, New York. I was experiment with different focus modes and it did not take me long to figure out which ones to stay heavy test. In no time I was able to track these speed daemons in flight so I’m heading in the correct direction. My Better Beamer broke as I was setting up, so I had to do without. At the close distances of these photos that did not matter. Most of these are 2x crops.

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041314DSC_9745 by Morris0, on Flickr


D300 + 80-400 VR @ 400mm, ISO 400, 1/1000, f8, fill flash (SB910)

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041314DSC_9760 by Morris0, on Flickr

D300 + 80-400 VR @ 400mm, ISO 400, 1/1000, f8, fill flash (SB910)

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041314DSC_9764 by Morris0, on Flickr

D300 + 80-400 VR @ 400mm, ISO 400, 1/1000, f8, fill flash (SB910)

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041314DSC_9830 by Morris0, on Flickr

D300 + 80-400 VR @ 400mm, ISO 400, 1/800, f8, fill flash (SB910)

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041314DSC_9843 by Morris0, on Flickr

D300 + 80-400 VR @ 400mm, ISO 400, 1/800, f8, fill flash (SB910)

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041314DSC_9867 by Morris0, on Flickr

D300 + 80-400 VR @ 400mm, ISO 400, 1/800, f8, fill flash (SB910)

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041314DSC_9880 by Morris0, on Flickr

D300 + 80-400 VR @ 400mm, ISO 400, 1/800, f8, fill flash (SB910)

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041314DSC_9853 by Morris0, on Flickr

D300 + 80-400 VR @ 400mm, ISO 400, 1/800, f8, fill flash (SB910)

Comments and suggestions welcome,

Morris



Apr 16, 2014 at 06:54 PM
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Hi Morris,
Number three is my favorite a pretty bird!
BeeBalm



Apr 16, 2014 at 06:56 PM
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Great shots Morris. My favourites are 3, 4 and 8.

TFS
Geoff



Apr 16, 2014 at 08:24 PM
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Did you use the new 80-200 or the old version?


Apr 16, 2014 at 08:55 PM
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They are a thrill to see and a challenge to expose properly. Nice whites and nice detail in the blacks Morris.
#'2 1,3 and 4 of this set for me
I am seeing that magenta pink inside of the mouth on the last one!

Karl



Apr 16, 2014 at 08:57 PM
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Congratulations on the new to you camera ! Great set, lovely exposures.

Birdie



Apr 16, 2014 at 09:00 PM
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Another very nice set Morris. Lovely colors and great exposures make the shots for me ~ Ron


Apr 17, 2014 at 02:00 PM
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Beautiful work Morris. Looking forward to seeing some swallow IF shots! Good luck with the new camera.

Phil



Apr 17, 2014 at 02:02 PM
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Fantastic shots Morris. Eye candy for me
David



Apr 17, 2014 at 02:23 PM
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These guys are great

Howard



Apr 17, 2014 at 02:24 PM
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excellent stuff Morris.. congrats on the new body


Apr 18, 2014 at 03:33 AM
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Fine job on these, Morris
Socrate



Apr 18, 2014 at 07:58 AM
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Great work, Morris.
Chris



Apr 18, 2014 at 04:33 PM
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BeeBalm wrote:
Hi Morris,
Number three is my favorite a pretty bird!
BeeBalm


Thank you BB,

Yes they are stunning birds

Morirs



Apr 19, 2014 at 08:26 PM
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arbitrage wrote:
Great shots Morris. My favourites are 3, 4 and 8.

TFS
Geoff


Thank you Geoff,

Good picks

Morris



Apr 19, 2014 at 08:27 PM
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patternisfull wrote:
Did you use the new 80-200 or the old version?


I'm using the original 80-400 VR. Its a very sharp lens, focus could be faster

Morris



Apr 19, 2014 at 08:28 PM
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Karl Witt wrote:
They are a thrill to see and a challenge to expose properly. Nice whites and nice detail in the blacks Morris.
#'2 1,3 and 4 of this set for me
I am seeing that magenta pink inside of the mouth on the last one!

Karl


Thank you Karl,

yes the flash dose light up inside the mouth. Another bonus of using one.

Morris



Apr 19, 2014 at 08:28 PM
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birdied wrote:
Congratulations on the new to you camera ! Great set, lovely exposures.

Birdie


Thank you Roberta,

I'm having a ball with the D300. Did my first flowers with it today

Morris



Apr 19, 2014 at 08:29 PM
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surfnron wrote:
Another very nice set Morris. Lovely colors and great exposures make the shots for me ~ Ron


Thank you Ron

I work hard for those qualites



Apr 19, 2014 at 08:30 PM
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philshoots wrote:
Beautiful work Morris. Looking forward to seeing some swallow IF shots! Good luck with the new camera.

Phil


Thank you Phil

They will come, so far there either too far away or not sweet enough to post

Morris



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