ALMOST! .... a work-in-progress

[Loupey]

For those of you who have been here long enough, you know that I've been working on capturing a particular image for nearly 3 years. This goal was inspired by another member - specifically this image by Bevb.

In the countless images I've taken since then, I have only come close twice. In the first, I had the shot perfectly aligned (swallow about 10" away from the bug - both in full free flight, bird's mouth wide open) but I missed the focus terribly.

This shot was taken this past weekend. About half a second too late for the mid-air grab.


Getting closer...