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Swallows in flight & others #16562
07/16/08 03:44 PM
07/16/08 03:44 PM
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jamesdak Offline OP
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Still not getting these as good as I want but I am getting closer. DOF still seems to narrow for as fast as they move.






Re: Swallows in flight & others [Re: jamesdak] #16563
07/17/08 10:20 AM
07/17/08 10:20 AM
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Nice efforts!
They are a real challenge.

All the successful ones that I have seen have a shutter speed of 1600 or faster, and I think they have been captured during their glide phase. (I see that even your fastest one failed to stop the wing movement.)
I am currently trying to get clear shots of them (mostly tree swallows and purple martins) skimming and diving into the lake. They tend to be 50-100 feet away and feed mainly at dusk. Under those light/image-size conditions it's difficult to get an image that's large enough to crop and enlarge.
But it's nice to sit out at the lake and watch!


Durwood Edwards
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Re: Swallows in flight & others [Re: Durwood Edwards] #16564
07/18/08 05:23 PM
07/18/08 05:23 PM
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Hey Jim,

Nice shots. It is too bad that you could not get the full frame on that first one. That is a great capture.

James

Re: Swallows in flight & others [Re: Durwood Edwards] #16565
07/19/08 11:55 AM
07/19/08 11:55 AM
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er ... make that 50-100 yards.


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