S.i.f.

stevehapp

Swallows In Flight.

I finally got some shots of the Welcome Swallows that I see every morning when I go out in the swampy backwoods.
They are so hard to get focus on. But today they were hovering a bit slower over the water so I managed to get a couple that were nearly in focus.
A major achievement, in my humble opinion.

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cheers,
steve

Jack'll do

Very nice work Steve for so small and fast a subject. You nailed the third one pretty good.

Ric Grupe

#3 is pretty good alright! Swallows are impossible!!

The only shots I have of SIF are by waiting for them to take of from a utility wire. Get 'em in focus and snap as soon as they flap.

stevehapp

Thanks jack.

ric, thats a pretty neat trick, i'll have to give that a go.

cheers.
steve

dlplumer

Very good captures of a difficult bird to get

bfjr

They are tough

but the last is a keeper

stevehapp

Thanks dan and ben..

You should have seen the rubbish i threw away!

cheers,
steve

Gale

I do believe the rubbish you threw away.
I tried those one time..lol
Got 3 being still

Super shots

stevehapp

thanks gail..

the keeper rate was something horrendous like 10-20% ..

Giphsub

10-20%?!!? Damn you are good Steve! I took about 30 the other day and didn't get one! (Trying to get SIF shots). That last one is great

Cygnus Studios

Nice captures. Catching swallows in flight is darn tough to do.

raptorcaptor

Nice going! These guys are hard to catch in flight!

eminart

Nice job, especially on #3. I stood out on the edge of a field and shot about 50 shots of these little buggers one day and didn't get a keeper. I could have used a longer lens, but I'm not sure that would have changed my outcome.

Harryb

Outstanding work Steve and a very difficult capture.

stevehapp

Thanks guys..

*waves to mike*