Violet-green Swallow

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We finally are getting a stretch of nice spring weather and the extra light brings out the colors of the birds. I liked this image for both the shadow on the nest box and the way it shows where this female swallow gets her name.

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Sony A6500, Sony FE200-600 @ 600mm, hand held, f/8, 1/1600, iso 640, manual exposure. Processed in LR & PS CC. Cropped and straightened with the lower left corner being created by content aware crop. I cloned out a small section of the 2x4 that supports the box from just above the right edge of the box. Selected the swallow with Topaz Remask 5 and used Topaz Detail 3 to enhance feather texture. Some adjustments to exposure and saturation to help emphasize the colors of the swallow, though not out of the realm of reality. Taken April 7th at 8:02 am in my front yard.

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2

You captured some very nice color and detail and the head turn is nice as well.

3

Really love the expression on this little fellows face Dennis. And the detail in the feathers is great.

4

Wonderful color and details in this beautiful swallow, Dennis. That head turn towards you, with a look of what do you think you are doing really adds to the image.

5

Very pleasing color in detail on this one. Well composed with nice diagonals and textures. Really good job on the plumage.