Watching me watching you...
It was a rainy day and i really wanted to go out. You never know what can come upon your path/exploration. While driving down a very small road i saw some Barn Swallows hunting over the fields.
They often come all close together having a chat or relax on perches like barbed wire. Sometimes there are over 20 birds sitting next to each other. They always do seem to have fun together :) Cool.
They are very fast and elegant hunters catching insects like spiders, fly's and even the bigger dragonfly's.
But anyway. This one Barn Swallow was watching my moves carefully and was what i was doïng when pointing my telephotolens towards him. This little fellow even opened his tail for the best pose possible. So beautiful it was. I could make like +-10 frames :) more than enough 2 catch that moment.
To be honest i made those shots back in 2014 and after photographing many Barn Swallows, i never had the occasion again for such an encounter. Thank you, you little fellow for your coöperation. When i see those images i've made it always brings a smile on my face from that special occasion.
Canon 1Dmk2n + sigma 300mm 2.8 and 1.4tc @420mm
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Have great weekend!
And I can see why you would post them today! What a terrific shot of these small, but quick moving birds. I'm so jealous of your lens... I want that!!
The trick to catch detail in those images is ... distance... The closer you can come the more detail you will see in those image. That really is a thing i am after. Also the setting is very important to me. Like perch and especially background. ;)
Remember.... It's very important not to scare your subjects away. Keep a comfort zone between you and the animal. If you visit certain animals/birds many times over and over again. You become part of their habitat. They do recognize you and they know you are not some sort of danger.
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Hello my friend!!!! I've been busy hosting some friends - and then I got inundated with all that I need to do for the contest I'm hosting tomorrow :)
but i'm back to check out your beautiful work! hehehehe
and... is there any way that I can contact you outside of comments? do you have an account with discord? :)