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Chris Calohan

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Tree Swallows
« on: April 29, 2018, 06:56:34 pm »

First pair of the year... Just a tad bigger than a grown man's hand and they dart about like Least Terns.
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Re: Tree Swallows
« Reply #1 on: April 30, 2018, 03:42:49 am »

What an elegant shot. Timing is perfect and the light also,
Bravo!
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Re: Tree Swallows
« Reply #2 on: April 30, 2018, 07:42:32 am »

I agree with francois' praise, and also like how the branch leads into the composition.
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Re: Tree Swallows
« Reply #3 on: April 30, 2018, 08:19:43 am »

Thanks! Early morning light up on the lake makes for a difficult shooting arena. There always has to be a consideration for the right ISO to shutter/aperture combination and with birds like these guys who dart about I generally sacrifice a bit toward a faster shutter. This was f/8 @1/1200, ISO 640 on a D500 w/200-500 5.6 at about an hour after sunrise. Shot from a moving boat.
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