A Swift BIF or two

[David Morison]

One of my long term BIF ambitions is the Swift, a bird so fast or distant I've never had a chance up to now. This morning the strong wind kept the insects down which meant the Swifts came down to catch them in flight. Still a good distance away but near enough to get a couple of usable shots, pretty large crops though:





I hope to get them nearer next time but the main problem is keeping these guided missiles in the frame as you pan so perhaps these are the best I'll ever get.

Canon 7D plus EF 400mm f5.6L - 1/1250 sec, f6.3

David

[hhcanon]

Re: A Swift BIF or two

Very very good - these are mighty hard to nail

[DP the Snapper]

Re: A Swift BIF or two

Excellent shooting and panning I got one last week but it is the size of one of your Swift's wings ..... and a massive crop

Dave

PS It is one of my ambitions this year as well.

[DP the Snapper]

Re: A Swift BIF or two

Excellent shooting and panning I got one last week but it is the size of one of your Swift's wings ..... and a massive crop

Dave

PS It is one of my ambitions this year as well.

[tesarver]

Re: A Swift BIF or two

Excellent panning

Tom