First Swallow BIFs

[David Morison]

Hirundines are noted for their rapid, erratic, multidimensional flight pattern as they hunt flying insects. I've managed BIFs of House and Sand Martin before but Swallows are even faster and I've not cracked it before, however I got lucky a couple of days ago. The first was taken at dusk so is at ISO 3600 but not too bad, and the last is just a tad oof but still a keeper. All large crops with Canon 7D plus EF 400mm f5.6L

Barn Swallow:




Red-Rumped Swallow:




Crag Martin:



Taken at Salgados Nature Reserve in Southern Portugal.

David

[Tom Holle]

Re: First Swallow BIFs

These are really somthing, all of them, but #1 is my pick.

[Pops]

Re: First Swallow BIFs

Darn near impossible but you did it.
You can be well proud of these.

[ringneck]

Re: First Swallow BIFs

Yes 3 brill images...and not a hint of blur amongst them...nice one.
Keith

[Barr1e]

Re: First Swallow BIFs

A nice series, your holiday produced quite a bonus.

Regards. Barr1e

[Ian]

Re: First Swallow BIFs

I was just about to say - swallows in sub-zero February? Then I saw that you were in Portugal Lucky you!

Ian