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POTW 643: 17/9/22 - 23/9/22

  • 21-10-2022 1:51pm
    #1
    Myksyk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,550 ✭✭✭


    THIS WEEK'S POTW GOES TO:

    Gregor Samsa

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    HONOURABLE MENTIONS


    von Smallhausen

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    IamBlip

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    CONGRATULATIONS Gregor Samsa

    Some information on the winning shot would be welcome

    WELL DONE HMs



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  • #2
    Gregor Samsa
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,138 ✭✭✭Gregor Samsa


    Thanks Myksyk, and congratulations to the Honourable Mentions!

    This was taken in the grandly titled "Port of Clare" in Clarecastle, which is now a quiet parking spot by the river Fergus with a few rowing boats.

    I was down there looking for herons, egrets, etc. But there were none about. As it was mid September, I wasn't expecting to see many swallows, but a small group appeared, feeding over the water. I got this juvenile (it hasn't grown it's distinctive tail feathers yet) belly-on as it turned in front of me. 30 frames per second on the Sony A1 gives you a fighting chance of getting a perfect pose like this, even with such a fast bird. Lens was the Tamron 150-500 at only 306mm, but the photo is cropped. The shot reminds be of the butterflies laid out in the cases in the Natural History Museum.



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