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Apr 3, 2023 11:59:13   #
jimvanells Loc: Augusta, GA
 
Manglesphoto wrote:


Thanks for taking the time to look and comment.

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Apr 3, 2023 11:59:38   #
jimvanells Loc: Augusta, GA
 
lukevaliant wrote:
great set


Thanks Luke for looking and commenting.

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Apr 3, 2023 12:00:02   #
jimvanells Loc: Augusta, GA
 
bcheary wrote:
Very good set.


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Apr 3, 2023 12:00:43   #
jimvanells Loc: Augusta, GA
 
Retired CPO wrote:
I thought Kingfishers were difficult until I tried Swallows. Nice work on these!!


Thanks chief, I have not been able to get close enough to a king fisher to get a decent shot.

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Apr 3, 2023 12:01:03   #
jimvanells Loc: Augusta, GA
 
J-SPEIGHT wrote:
Nice set Jim.


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Apr 3, 2023 12:01:36   #
jimvanells Loc: Augusta, GA
 
raymondh wrote:
I’ll double down on this comment!


They are tough to get, but it was fun.

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Apr 3, 2023 12:02:05   #
jimvanells Loc: Augusta, GA
 
ecobin wrote:
Well done, Jim.


Thanks for commenting ecobin.

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Apr 3, 2023 12:03:04   #
jimvanells Loc: Augusta, GA
 
tcthome wrote:
Like the last shot. That would be a spray & pray type of shooting for me. Have fun.


It was a bit lucky to get the lies in focus. Thanks for looking.

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Apr 3, 2023 12:04:37   #
Hereford Loc: Palm Coast, FL
 
Nicely captured. Such fast little guys.

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Apr 3, 2023 13:51:25   #
Curmudgeon Loc: SE Arizona
 
Great results on really difficult subjects

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Apr 3, 2023 14:08:44   #
Properframe Loc: US Virginia
 
Nice ! I often track these guys while waiting for the Osprey and Eagles to get busy. Makes all the big birds so much easier to capture. Like turning the pitching machine up to 105 mph for batting practice.

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Apr 4, 2023 16:51:12   #
joecichjr Loc: Chicago S. Suburbs, Illinois, USA
 
jimvanells wrote:
Here are some different shots from Lake Lochloosa in Florida. The lake flies had hatched and the lake surface was covered with them. When you have prey, you have predators and the swallows were out in numbers not seen in years. As we slowly motored in the shallows, the swallows were all over us chasing the lake flies. Having never photographed birds this small and fast, it was a challenge. Lots of attempts and finally a few successes.

All of these were taken with a Canon R5 with the 100-500 with a shutter speed of 1/5-8000 of a second. I used auto ISO but later changed to a set ISO of between 2500 and 3200 since the background was more uniform.
Here are some different shots from Lake Lochloosa ... (show quote)


You did a great job shooting these little darts 🤎🤎🤎🤎🤎

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Apr 5, 2023 12:31:11   #
Bubalola Loc: Big Apple, NY
 
jimvanells wrote:
Here are some different shots from Lake Lochloosa in Florida. The lake flies had hatched and the lake surface was covered with them. When you have prey, you have predators and the swallows were out in numbers not seen in years. As we slowly motored in the shallows, the swallows were all over us chasing the lake flies. Having never photographed birds this small and fast, it was a challenge. Lots of attempts and finally a few successes.

All of these were taken with a Canon R5 with the 100-500 with a shutter speed of 1/5-8000 of a second. I used auto ISO but later changed to a set ISO of between 2500 and 3200 since the background was more uniform.
Here are some different shots from Lake Lochloosa ... (show quote)


WoW, Jim! Excellent results with these tough subjects!

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Apr 6, 2023 13:46:53   #
topcat Loc: Alameda, CA
 
Nice captures and nice shooting. These guys are hard to get

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