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24-APR-2015 Hank Vander Velde

20150424 213 SERIES - Tree Swallow.jpg

Ottawa West

Two images of Tree Swallows in flight. There were dozens of Tree Swallows frantically flying about above the water in search of food. Every once in a while some of them would pause to rest on the branches of the vegetation (shrubs) along the north shore. There, I was able to get some good shots (see previous postings) of them perched, though I had to shoot into the light and through branches. I spent about 15 minutes and more than a hundred shots trying to catch them in flight over the water. Only a few turned out. My, these guys are fast. The current posting are two of my better flight shots.

Nikon D800 ,Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6D ED VR AF
1/3200s f/8.0 at 400.0mm iso1000 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
Carol Rollins30-Apr-2015 03:11
Outstanding flight shots.
Penny B29-Apr-2015 23:59
Terrific flight shots Hank. Your determination paid off.
francoisconstantin29-Apr-2015 21:00
Not easy to freeze, great work!!!
Stephanie29-Apr-2015 20:48
Wonderful capture of the swallows Hank! I love watching and listening to these birds!
Tom LeRoy29-Apr-2015 20:06
Excellent catches, Hank. Nice speed to get these very fast birds. V
Colin Storey29-Apr-2015 19:59
Two great flight shots.
joseantonio29-Apr-2015 16:35
Two different POV and both of them lovely
Hennie & Lies Lammers29-Apr-2015 16:25
Great flight shots Hank
Richard Waters29-Apr-2015 13:19
Nice one Hank! Now for the Violet-green!! ;-)
Marcia Colelli29-Apr-2015 12:53
Wonderful series and great flight captures V
Jim Coffman29-Apr-2015 12:23
Two very fine captures,Hank!
hayl29-Apr-2015 12:18
You were rewarded for all your efforts - the top photo is a real winner.
Torben Jorgensen29-Apr-2015 11:39
Great flight shots. They are very fast. You did good.
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