Barn Swallow

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• Jamesp (14380)
• [2008-01-31 5:00]

Hi Ralf

Great detail and pose on the r/h bird. Nice tropical light and good colour too.

James

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• jusninasirun (5358)
• [2008-01-31 5:07]

Hello Ralf,

Beautiful capture of these swallows with sharp details against the blue sky. I can even see the butterfly with antennas' out in the mouth. The diagonal cable makes good perspective.

Regards,
Jusni

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• Argus (23569)
• [2008-01-31 5:13]

Hej Ralf,
Judging by the short tails, these look like juvenile Barn Swallows, one of them having caught some species of skipper while the other wants to be fed!
Nice composition against a tropical blue sky.
TFS/Hälsningar,
Ivan

stormen kommer nu: tur att du har sol!

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• K9madtex (1018)
• [2008-01-31 6:38]

That was good timing. You got him with his meal freshly caught. Nice job.

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• Silvio2006 (24146)
• [2008-01-31 10:02]

Hi Ralf, poor butterfly in the mouth of bird, good composition with excellent sharpness, great contrast against blue sky, very well done, ciao Silvio

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• spalaxtr (4519)
• [2008-01-31 12:40]

Hello Ralf,
Magnificent shot of this very proud looking Swallow, stunning detail in the plumage, well framed, exposure is spot-on, and that sky is perfect blue, great work, all the best and TFS,
Mustafa

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• rousettus (8394)
• [2008-01-31 14:01]

Hello Ralf,
this is a very nice capture with a great lighting, sharp focus. You capture feeding time greatly. It also catched a beautiful butterfly. Thanks for sahring. best wishes
Ahmet

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• SelenE (12300)
• [2008-02-01 5:04]

Hi Ralf,
Nice catch for both of you :o) Good lighting, focus, sharpness, composition and details.
TFS
Have a nice weekend,
Selen

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• marhowie (34609)
• [2008-02-01 8:06]

Hello Ralf,
It looks like the other bird is a bit envious!
Very good DOF, color, detail, and exposure in the subject. Great blue BG too :) You can even see the small antennae in the b-fly..
Nice handheld shooting mf,
Howard

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• ferranjlloret (1349)
• [2008-02-01 9:27]

Hi Ralf,
A good document. Wonderful shot.
Salut
Ferran

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• Adanac (14056)
• [2008-02-01 14:52]

Hello Ralf,
Birds on a wire with lunch, nice colors and good details on the right bird. Thank you for sharing your work.
Rick

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• JPlumb (2837)
• [2008-02-02 1:06]

Hi Ralf, you must have been right on top of these guys with a very tight depth of field, the bird on the right with the butterfly is tack sharp, but the bird on the left (and the wire under him) is blurred. I like it, it puts all the emphasis on the bird with the meal. The shadow created by the butterfly is interesting too, falling just below and highlighting the eye. The photo has great colour and as stated previously great sharp detail.

Thanks, John

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• Necipp (100)
• [2008-02-02 18:38]

Hello Ralf nicely focussed excellent sharpness great timing for the pose, an exceptional capture with good light. tfs rgds Necip

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• Rolf (196)
• [2008-02-04 5:57]

Hello Ralf,
Great picture of this two birds with nice pose and good sharpness and natural colours.
TFS
Rolf

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• cicindela (6986)
• [2008-02-06 15:11]

Dear Ralf,
I like this photo because of following reasons:
1. it is a funny picture - bravo for keeping birds in that way! :) Only the butterfly had bad luck.. ;)
2. photo has in most parts very good sharpness, DOF, and details (the specimen on the left side is a little out of focus)
3. interesting note
4. these are swallows! And my family name comes from the name of these birds ;)

All the best and thank you for showing this photo,
Radomir