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Wire-tailed Swallow
Please do critique on the image.
Name : Wire-tailed Swallow
Scientific Name : Hirundo smithii
Location : Thol Bird Sanctuary ( Mehsana, Gujarat, INDIA)
Photograph Date : 18th April 2009
Equipment : Nikon D300, Nikkor 80-400D ED VR f4.5/5.6
Exposure : 1/1250 sec at f/7.1
ISO : 400
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lovely composition, Mital. WS is looking into the frame and the branch is also heading towards the sky. This complementing effect balanced the image :)
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Mital,
You captured a nice little beauty. The open mouth is a big plus. The image needs about half a stop of extra exposure as it appears dark. It would have looked better if you could have moved a bit closer, not always an easy task.
Cheers,
Sabyasachi
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you are right sabyasachi but the problem to getting close is loosing detail on bird. the bird was so high sitting on top of my head :)
wish next time i coul dget some nice low level perch :)
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Composition looks good, theres nothing to distract you from the bird. Shine on the wings is also great
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The exposure looks fine on my monitor, I can see details in the blacks.
Apana
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Its so beautiful...Just a little info on Wire-tailed swallows. They usually breed in Africa, south of Sahara & in tropical southern Asia from Indian sub-continent to South east Asia. Its mainly resident, but some of them in Pakistan & India tend to migrate south, during winters. This bird is normally found in open country near water resources & human habitation. Apparently, they are fast flyers & generally feed on insects, while Airborne.