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Barn Swallow

I've been shooting on the North side of the pond, facing south, and as a result all these shots are back lit. I ventured to the South side of the pond today, faced north, and saw that the light was more favorable. The problem is that there are very few swallow feeding on the South shore..

15Jun09 - received Sidekick from bhphoto.com, read instructions, tried it out. Two or three shots ok.
17Jun09 - Second day at Sugar House Park w Sidekick, maybe 5 okay shots of swallow chasing food.
19Jun09 - Third day at Sugar House Park w Sidekick, maybe 12 okay shots of the swallow. Who knew
the barn swallow had such a fantastic tail: early shots made it look like a tuning fork.

They're very small targets and they move very fast. Not a video game player, my "hand-eye
coordination" isn't what it needs to be. That said, I've got some recognizable captures here.
High G Approach Barn Swallow Climb Face Swallow 2
Over Grass Pair of Barn Swallows Skimming Shore Two Swallow + 1 Shadow Swallow 4
Glide (clear too) Spotted tails Swallow 5 Quartet on the line High G turn
Barn Swallow Barn Swallow Spotted tail, approach Barn Swallow Fan Tail Spotted tail w reflection
Swallow 1 High G w Tail Fan Swallow 3 Spotted tail and pond flotsam Swallows - very fast
Barn Swallow's Spotted Tail

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