The other day at Oakland Lake here in New York City I spotted 3 barn swallow fledglings waiting to be fed by there parents. Two were on one branch and a bit obstructed and the other on a closer branch in plane sight so I set up on the one I could see clearly and waited. When dad (I think) got close I started a burst and I'm presenting my picks from the burst
Comments and suggestions welcome,
Morris
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X-H2SXF150-600mmF5.6-8 R LM OIS WR + 1.4x lens493mmf/11.01/900s1600 ISO-0.3 EV
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X-H2SXF150-600mmF5.6-8 R LM OIS WR + 1.4x lens493mmf/11.01/900s1600 ISO-0.3 EV
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X-H2SXF150-600mmF5.6-8 R LM OIS WR + 1.4x lens493mmf/11.01/900s1600 ISO-0.3 EV
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X-H2SXF150-600mmF5.6-8 R LM OIS WR + 1.4x lens493mmf/11.01/900s1600 ISO-0.3 EV
5) The bit of insect left was delivered to the other fledglings
X-H2SXF150-600mmF5.6-8 R LM OIS WR + 1.4x lens493mmf/11.01/900s1600 ISO-0.3 EV
Nice sequence. I may try to remove the second branch to see if it works better. These suckers are tough to track and shoot if you do not understand their behavior.
Erictator wrote:
Man, they sure get hangry! Great sequence Morris.
Eric
Thank you Eric,
Ya, hard for the parents to keep up feeding them
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TJ Asher wrote:
Talk about in-flight refueling!
Very cool to see and of course, well photographed and presented.
Thank you TJ,
The next step before they start feeding on there own is in the air food transfers from the parents to the fledglings. I've never gotten a good photo of this
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louie champan wrote:
An impressive set Morris, very well done.
Thank you Louie
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csinseattle wrote:
Morris,
Great sequence, one of your best
Chris S.
Thank you Chris
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cs3is wrote:
Nice sequence. I may try to remove the second branch to see if it works better. These suckers are tough to track and shoot if you do not understand their behavior.
Thank you Chris,
I did try removing that branch which is quite easy. I found that it leads to the chick and for me was better than the empty space. I agree, understanding there behaviour makes photographing swallows much easier
