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Spring 2006 Wolfgang Wander

Barn Swallow Hirundo Rustica

NY, Sunken Meadow State Park

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 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time17-Apr-2006 16:58:12
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS-1D Mark II N
Flash UsedYes
Focal Length700 mm
Exposure Time1/1250 sec
Aperturef/8
ISO Equivalent400
Exposure Bias
White Balance (-1)
Metering Modemulti spot (3)
JPEG Quality (6)
Exposure Programprogram (1)
Focus Distance

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Garrett Lau19-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 Nagtegaal10-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 Gehrisch20-Apr-2006 14:16
Great shot! Not easy with that beast of a lens ;-)
lou_rozensteins20-Apr-2006 10:11
These ones fly very fast. Excellent details .... very well done.
henrywong20-Apr-2006 04:33
excellent catch...this little guys are very fast !
Bryan Murahashi20-Apr-2006 03:56
Great capture of this fast flying bird.
Peter Stahl19-Apr-2006 23:29
Nice flight shot!
Antje Schulte19-Apr-2006 20:16
Lovely! They're back here too, finally... It has been a long winter.
Blair Howell19-Apr-2006 19:29
Beautiful Capture!