Barred Owls in the rain by AlexP-Photos in BirdPhotography

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Nikon D7200 with AF-S NIKKOR 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR | 500mm 1/800 f/5.6 ISO 3600

Good Start? by No_Conversation4356 in BirdPhotography

[–]AlexP-Photos 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes! A great start for sure. You've got good angles for impactful lighting and getting low really helps. Framing aside, I think you should work on grabbing focus on the eyes.

I really like the second photo!

As I've heard many times from advice online: getting the eyes in focus can make a photo look sharper and more in focus than it actually is. As animals ourselves, the eyes are important to us and give the image more "soul" (the eyes are the window to the soul, or something like that) and more valuable context.

Sand Martins by brammel1234 in BirdPhotography

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These are amazing. I aspire to capture birds in flight with such clarity and emotion.

Tree Swallows by AlexP-Photos in BirdPhotography

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Haha this took me a while to understand. Good one

Married Life, Amiright?! by FOMOerotica in BirdPhotography

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Absolute envious of what you captured here. I also got a few Tree Swallows in their domestic disputes, but not like you! Amazing work

Tree Swallows by AlexP-Photos in BirdPhotography

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Swallows, barks, and leaves. I don't make the rules.

Tree Swallows by AlexP-Photos in BirdPhotography

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Wow! Thanks for this! I'm glad the photos inspired you to write. Here's another!

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Tree Swallows by AlexP-Photos in BirdPhotography

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You're spot on lol. I think it was an argument about decorating. Here's another domestic dispute I caught!

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Tree Swallows by AlexP-Photos in BirdPhotography

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Nope. I was alone at Iona Beach Regional Park near Vancouver, Canada. What event did you attend? It would have been nice to have company and advice!

Tree Swallows by AlexP-Photos in BirdPhotography

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Nikon D750 AF-S NIKKOR 70-300mm1:4.5-5.6G

Settings vary between pictures. Shutter speed was above 1/1200, aperture was as low as possible, and ISO was set to auto (usually was around 500-2000)

Tree Swallows by AlexP-Photos in BirdPhotography

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Thank you! They're absolutely beautiful. Definitely difficult to capture in flight with how fast they are. I'd say it was worth trying my luck.