A few from last weekends walk 5/25/14

[BillM]

I spent little time last week trying to capture the Swallows, the only thing I got for my time was a sunburn lol

Well I did get a few shots.
















After playing with them getting a killdeer in flight was easy :greenpbl:




Thanks for looking

 

[WesternGuy]

Not bad actually, as they are often very hard to photograph - they move so fast. I like the third one best and the last one. One suggestion - it would make it easier for a reviewer to refer to your images if you number them as you post them.

WesternGuy

 

[BillM]

Good idea, thanks WG :thumbup:

 

[coastalconn]

I like the last three! very nice!

 

[Raj_55555]

Wow! That second one looks so magical to me Bill, never ever saw a photo of a bird flying low and looking up. That's my fav by far, lovely pictures all of them.

 

[DarkShadow]

Good shots bill. I haven't got one yet in focus while IF. The tree Swallow reminds me of a bat the way the fly.

 

[IzzieK]

BillM -- those were good shots! I can't choose a favourite amongst them...excellent catch.

 

[LarryLomona]

Delightful

 

[nzmacro]

LOL, anything is easy after trying to shoot these Bill.

Love those houses you seem to have for them up your way. Wish we did that here ......... hmmmm . Came out very well and to get 2 in flight in a shot, excellent. I'm still checking my normal haunt for these and saw a couple, but they didn't want to play. Killdeer looks like and interesting one, nicely caught as well Bill.

All the best Bill, love these.

Danny.

 

[oldhippy]

Nice set.

 

[BillM]

Thank you all, some day I will bring a chair and relax while trying to shoot them. For these I went manual focus, focused on the house, f/10 for some dof, cranked up the shutter as much as the sun would allow while still keeping a lowish ISO and then tried to get them in that focal range coming and going from the house. And then came the spray and pray LOL

 

[Bamps]

Really nice!! My fav is the double birds in flight, and in general I prefer those without the bird house, but saying that doesn't mean the bird house ones are bad, only that the others are better yet! IMO.

 

[baturn]

I really need to get out there and practice. You all get such nice BIFs and I ,in a word, Don't. I like the first with him swooping down like that and the fourth.