Show Your Snaps...January 30, 2023

There's a story to this photo below.

Three days of returning to the same spot and taking photos of the adult Barn Swallow feeding its young, for the first two days they were in leafy bushes. On the third day they were on bare branches and all the knowledge I'd built up over the past two days paid off.

I knew without seeing the adult when she was approaching and about to feed them, also she nearly always had her back to me. This time because of lack of foliage she was side on. I was using the 70D then which delivered 7 frames per second, out of seven frames she was usually in three of them, now thats what I call 'Fast Food'.

The fourth day and they had flown.

I put up other photos of these in 'Show Your Snaps...June 15, 2015'

Because of the length of time I was shooting them and the amount I took this one got away and I had always thought I'd posted it.

Hi Digirame,

Great to see the Wood Ducks and the reflections in the water.

Hi Digirame, Thank You.

As you say the speed at which these birds move and where they're going is key to getting the shot you want.

mocha123 wrote:

There's a story to this photo below.

Three days of returning to the same spot and taking photos of the adult Barn Swallow feeding its young, for the first two days they were in leafy bushes. On the third day they were on bare branches and all the knowledge I'd built up over the past two days paid off.

I knew without seeing the adult when she was approaching and about to feed them, also she nearly always had her back to me. This time because of lack of foliage she was side on. I was using the 70D then which delivered 7 frames per second, out of seven frames she was usually in three of them, now thats what I call 'Fast Food'.

The fourth day and they had flown.

I put up other photos of these in 'Show Your Snaps...June 15, 2015'

Because of the length of time I was shooting them and the amount I took this one got away and I had always thought I'd posted it.

Excellent photo mocha!

A swallow feeding it's young is on my (mental) list of things to photograph. Hopefully I'll get to it this year.

Cool photo Dig, lovely reflection.

I'm curious, what exactly do you do for your processing?

That's a very nice photo Ashley. 

Hi Dunlin, Thank You.

I hope you succeed in your endeavour, there's nothing quiet like the adrenaline rush when you're confronted with your goal. It's back on your computer when you can relax, having found the perfect one.

Digirame wrote:

As much as I (and we) may complain about the winter cold, clouds, snow and rain, there can be photo opportunities that we might not otherwise see. I was in the car and I saw this dramatic sky. I was able to capture it through the windshield before it faded away. I hope you like....

Photo No. 1

Photo No. 2

Photo No. 3

Photo No. 4

Just Wow digi!

AshleyMC wrote:

Love the fore ground as well, adds to the drama, well done.

Dunlin wrote:

I visited a butterfly farm today... it was a first for me. Great fun.

If I can remember that butterfly's name, it'll be in the description bar.

Butterflies feeding on fruit

Blue Morpho

Great Mormon

Monarch. I guess this one must be a familiar sight to at least some of you over on the other side of the Atlantic.

This one had partly-transparent wings!

Blue Morpho

The Blue Morpho is much bigger than any of our british butterflies... seeing them flying about was vaguely like watching very-slow small birds.

This is my favourite shot:

The Paper Kite

I hope you enjoyed the pics. I certainly had fun seeing the butterflies.

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Regards, Dunlin.

Very Nice, and interesting Dunlin

Ashley those are beautiful colors, Mocha I love swallows super shot. Of course Digi knows I am always jealous of his wood ducks.