Normally it takes me a few weeks till I can get photos of swallows in flight yet yesterday I succeeded the first time I saw them this season. I was at Oakland Lake here in New York City on a cold morning and the birds were hungry, possibly because they just finished a long journey and/or because of the just below freezing temperature. I watched and observed there flight patterns for a few minutes and then I went to work now able to somewhat predict when they would turn. I saw Barn Swallows, Tree Swallows, and Northern Rough-winged Swallows. None of the Barn Swallows came close enough for a photo.
Comments and suggestions welcome,
Morris
1) Northern Rough-winged Swallow
X-H2SXF500mmF5.6 R LM OIS WR lens500mmf/5.61/1500s1600 ISO0.0 EV
2) Tree Swallow
X-H2SXF500mmF5.6 R LM OIS WR lens500mmf/5.61/3000s1600 ISO0.0 EV
3) Tree Swallow
X-H2SXF500mmF5.6 R LM OIS WR lens500mmf/5.61/4400s1600 ISO0.0 EV
4) Northern Rough-winged Swallow
X-H2SXF500mmF5.6 R LM OIS WR lens500mmf/5.61/2500s1600 ISO+0.3 EV
5) Northern Rough-winged Swallow
X-H2SXF500mmF5.6 R LM OIS WR lens500mmf/5.61/1500s1600 ISO+0.3 EV
6) Northern Rough-winged Swallow
X-H2SXF500mmF5.6 R LM OIS WR lens500mmf/5.61/1500s1600 ISO+0.3 EV
7) Northern Rough-winged Swallow
X-H2SXF500mmF5.6 R LM OIS WR lens500mmf/5.61/1500s1600 ISO+0.3 EV
Nice set Morris, especially #2 - a great catch of the hunt! We started seeing the swallows last week. Great news here on the cold and rainy northwest coast.
ctgoldwing wrote:
Super Morris, just a great set. I wish I had your patience
Thank you,
It's more determination than patience
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gmccroskery wrote:
Another excellent set of images, Morris -- congrats on these!
N0. 2 is just an excellent action shot, and No.6 also appeals to me.
Greg
Thank you Greg. Two was very far away and it's cropped yet I could not go tight in the crop as I'd louse too much detail. 6 is also cropped yet much less.
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LostLensCap wrote:
Beautiful captures Morris, thanks for sharing
thedutt wrote:
superb series - wow, these guys are fast, you captured some great action.
Thank you Aditya. Today's shoot with tree swallows is still being culled yet I have some incredible sequence. It will be at least the weekend till I'm ready to share the first.
