Welcome Swallow
| Photographed by | Phillip Leahy on Wed 17th Sep, 2025 and uploaded on Thu 2nd Oct, 2025 . | ||||||||||||||||||
| Resolution | 1800x1350 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Viewed | 322 | ||||||||||||||||||
| ID | 70904 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Comment | Sitting in my car at the WTP, I observed Welcome Swallows dropping down and scooping insects off the water surface. The were also flying into a stiff 20 knot breeze which slowed them down enabling this shot. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Equipment | Exposure time : 1 / 4000 FNumber : 5.6 Focal Length : 420 ISO Speed Ratings : 2000 LensModel : M.300mm F4.0 + MC-14 Make : OM Digital Solutions Model : OM-1 Software : Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 14.5.1 (Macintosh) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Western Treatment Plant, Victoria | ||||||||||||||||||
| Keywords | in flight, adult | ||||||||||||||||||
| This image was selected as a Moderator’s Pick. Reason: Unusual to capture these birds in flight so sharply | |||||||||||||||||||
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| ApertureFNumber | COMPUTED | f/5.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Make | IFD0 | OM Digital Solutions | |||||||||||||||||
| Model | IFD0 | OM-1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Software | IFD0 | Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 14.5.1 (Macintosh) | |||||||||||||||||
| ExposureTime | EXIF | 1/4000 | |||||||||||||||||
| FNumber | EXIF | F5.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| ExposureProgram | EXIF | Manual | |||||||||||||||||
| ISOSpeedRatings | EXIF | 2000 | |||||||||||||||||
| DateTimeOriginal | EXIF | 2025:09:17 15:25:49 | |||||||||||||||||
| ShutterSpeedValue (APEX 11.965784) | EXIF | 1/4000 | |||||||||||||||||
| ApertureValue (APEX 4.970854) | EXIF | F6 | |||||||||||||||||
| ExposureBiasValue | EXIF | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| MaxApertureValue (APEX 4.97265625) | EXIF | F6 | |||||||||||||||||
| MeteringMode | EXIF | Pattern | |||||||||||||||||
| LightSource | EXIF | unknown | |||||||||||||||||
| Flash | EXIF | Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode | |||||||||||||||||
| FocalLength | EXIF | 420mm | |||||||||||||||||
| ExposureMode | EXIF | Manual Exposure | |||||||||||||||||
| WhiteBalance | EXIF | Automatic White Balance | |||||||||||||||||
| LensModel | EXIF | M.300mm F4.0 + MC-14 | |||||||||||||||||
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