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Hungry Baby Barn Swallows

I watched these gorgeous baby birds for a long time and took many images of them being fed by their parents. This is my favorite image as it looks like they ar...
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I watched these gorgeous baby birds for a long time and took many images of them being fed by their parents. This is my favorite image as it looks like they are all shouting at each other.
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Canon EOS 7D

settings

Aperture 8/1 ISO 1600 Shutter 1/800 Focal Length 500/1

upload_date

May, 2016

Views

187

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Awards

Member Selection Award

Magnificent Capture

Superb Composition

Top Choice

Absolute Masterpiece

Peer Award

Top Ranks

Top 10 rank

Behind The Lens

Location

It was taken at Middlefork Savanna Forest Preserve which is in Lake Forest, Illinois.

Time

It was taken in August 2014 and it was late morning.

Lighting

It was natural light. It was a sunny day.

Equipment

A Canon 7D and a Sigma 150-500mm lens.

Inspiration

I was walking along the trail when I saw these 3 gorgeous Barn Swallow chicks all perched on a branch next to the trail. I stood watching them for a long time and saw the parents flying in to feed them. When the parents were approaching the chicks began calling which is when I took this image. I took hundreds of photographs of them but this was my favorite because they look like they are all shouting.

Editing

In Photoshop I cropped the image, adjusted contrast and brightness and sharpened.

In my camera bag

I am a nature photographer and specialize in birds. My favorite camera and lens is the Canon 1DX with the Canon 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 IS II. I normally use it with the Canon 1.4x extender. For macro work I use the same camera and the Canon 100mm Macro lens. My general purpose camera is my old Canon 7D and I use a Canon 24-105mm lens with it. I love Ruggard camera bags and use a MeFoto tripod.

Feedback

One of the most important things with nature photography is patience. You need to spend a lot of time looking for subjects in good poses or action shots. Luck is always needed but if you are out in nature a lot there is always something good to photograph whatever the weather or season. For bird photography you need to use a fast shutter speed, generally 1/1000 or faster to capture action shots. Spending time learning your subject's normal behavior and habitat will help you find your subject.

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Hungry Baby Barn Swallows

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