Tomi Kelley
May 2025 - Swallow
About the Image(s)
I was walking through a local nature preserve looking for birds or anything interesting to photograph. Usually these swallows are whipping through the air, but this one landed and proceeded to do some grooming. It struck this interesting pose for a second and I was happy to capture it holding still for a moment. It is cropped in a bit, but otherwise minimal editing.
Taken with: Canon R3, 100-400mm at 400, f/5.6, 1/1000 sec, ISO 320.
2 comments posted
You captured the bird in an unusual pose, and with the feathers fanned out. The image is sharp, and you even have a catch light in the eye. I reversed the image so that the wooden area makes a lead in to the bird. Also, the fanned out feathers make a stopping point to hold the eye in the frame. What do you think? Posted: 05/10/2025 17:11:44
This is just beautiful Tomi, what a capture - I too flipped the image only because we read left to right and cropped to have the leading line begin at the lower left corner - great shot, kudos Posted: 05/11/2025 20:57:23