Skimming Swallow. (1 Viewer)

[Rob Chace]

Hi all,
A shot from yesterday. One from about 150 that i binned! It just goes to show that patience does work & as said many times before, "the film is free".
Nikon D2x with Sigma 500mm f4.5 @4.5.
1/1600 sec
Aperture priority
Iso 100
Centre weighted metering
Continuous AF
Tripod mounted.
Regards Rob.

 

[midge]

Rob
Beautiful shot mate, I would trade a major organ to be able to capture such sharp detail in a fast moving bird like this.

EXCELLENT :clap: :clap:

Midge

 

[JohnZ]

Very nice indeed.

 

[AudreyT]

Well done!

You have created a beautiful image here, considering the fact that these beauties are incredibly fast. The exposure and detail are excellent which is difficult to achieve with the brightness of the water. Finally the reflection is spectacular!
AudreyT

 

[buzzard12]

Cracking shot there...well done.

 

[gordon g]

Very nice indeed.
A crop tighter on the bird and it's reflection would increase the impact even more. :t:

 

[bob hastie]

A great capture on a difficult subject. How many of those binned shots had no bird showing at all?

 

[christineredgate]

Very good,Rob.I have spent hours waving the camera around trying to take a shot of these birds in action,all I have managed is a stiff neck and a painful arm!!!!.Well done.

 

[Rob Chace]

A great capture on a difficult subject. How many of those binned shots had no bird showing at all?

Bob,
A fair few!!!!
I experimented hand holding & using a tripod to see if it made a difference. I got more birds in frame by handholding, but most had motion blur/out of focus. So i went back to the tripod & got a fair few nice shots of water & nothing else, but the ones with the birds in frame were much better quality & my arms & shoulders did not hurt as much!
Rob. :t:

 

[Rob Chace]

Thanks for all your great comments guys (& girls!) :t:
Regards Rob.