Barn Swallow Hirundo Rustica by Wolfgang Wander

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Spring 2006	Wolfgang Wander

Taken with Jimmy, Steve, Genn, Claudio and Dustin. We tried to catch smaller and
smaller birds and got lucky sometimes...

Canon EOS 1D Mark II N ,Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS USM
1/1250s f/8.0 at 700.0mm iso400 with Flash full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto

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Garrett Lau		19-Apr-2007 16:13
Thanks for the comment on my shot of the Violet-green Swallow in flight. This shot is more impressive than mine. You caught this swallow at the perfect time in the perfect light. I was just happy to get a close shot in focus.

Ton, Ben & Rob Nagtegaal		10-Sep-2006 17:11
verry good work, this i really difficult. they are so fast. Rob

Guest		20-Apr-2006 19:18
Wow, soo much detail on a fast flying swallow!

Michael Gehrisch		20-Apr-2006 14:16
Great shot! Not easy with that beast of a lens ;-)

lou_rozensteins		20-Apr-2006 10:11
These ones fly very fast. Excellent details .... very well done.

henrywong		20-Apr-2006 04:33
excellent catch...this little guys are very fast !

Bryan Murahashi		20-Apr-2006 03:56
Great capture of this fast flying bird.

Peter Stahl		19-Apr-2006 23:29
Nice flight shot!

Antje Schulte		19-Apr-2006 20:16
Lovely! They're back here too, finally... It has been a long winter.

Blair Howell		19-Apr-2006 19:29
Beautiful Capture!

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