At the Birdlife Photography Digital Photography in the Bush event this weekend I’ll be sharing a presentation: From Muddles to Medals.
Welcome Swallow (Hirundo neoxena)
1/2500, f/7.1, ISO 800
The joys and challenges of bird photography are engaging on every level. There’s the joy of being outside and communing with nature, and the challenge of working with technology to capture and process pleasing images – I love all of it.
This Welcome Swallow was flying among its friends at the Western Treatment Plant in Werribee; which is where I’m planning to be when this post is scheduled to be published. It’s always funny to photograph Welcome Swallows in flight as they are super agile flyers and change direction so randomly that it’s impossible to predict their movements. They feed entirely on flying insects and can often be seen in large flocks at Werribee when the gnats are plentiful. I’ve been at there when the gnats were in plague proportions, with swarms so dense that they caught the light and could be heard crashing against the vehicle even at low speeds.
If you’re attending the DPITB event please come and say hi.
Happy birding
Kim
UPDATES
Birdlife Australia Photography Group’s Digital Photography in the Bush is coming up in March – Details and registration information
The duck shooting season is due to start in March, the duck rescue team would welcome new volunteers – Coalition Against Duck Shooting
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