Darn Near Impossible

[Hillbillygirl]

Lots of fun just sitting in the grass, in the shade of a tree, and wait for these little speed-freaks to come screaming out of the barn.

[MoinMoin]

Wow - you did a great job here! The second one looks like a kamikaze flyer.
But the third is wonderful with showing the flying direction through the weather vane in the background! . But the 4th and final catch is really great with the backlight.

[Bambi]

all are nice. I bet you took a bundle to get these. My fav is the one with the vane.

[Hillbillygirl]

Thanks MM, and Bambi.
Yes, I really like the weathervane shot also. Believe it or not, it was intentional. Kept following them through a pattern, and shooting at 8 frames per second, finally got that shot. Took approx. 250+ shots to get these few, plus a couple more.
Next time, I will use my pod and gimbal mount, that should be fun.

[kat]

another set! I loke the last one! Just teh way the wings are spread and light thorugh them. very nice

[casil403]

Nicely done HBG...I've given up on trying to catch these guys....so I can completely appreciate how great these are...my hats off to you!

LOL...I call these guys the f-15's of the bird world!

[Iguanasan]

Wow! Nice stuff. That second one shows that these guys are built for speed.

[Hillbillygirl]

Thanks again to everyone for the kind compliments.
It was definitely a challenge, but if it wasn't, it would not be worth doing.

[Matt K.]

What MoinMoin said. Wonderful shots indeed. I wished I had your patience.

Was at the lake for a couple of days and stood motionless in front of an old decrepid birdhouse waiting for the swallow to come out. After 20 minutes I gave up, since I forgot the DEET, and the mosquitoes had a feast. As soon as I lowerd the camera ....

I guess I need to be more patient ...

[OWLP]

Vg catches and lighting. Esp like #3.