Last week while on the Massachusetts North Shore we took a trip up to Plum Island and Newburyport – always favorite places. One of the cool attractions is the Purple Martins. Modernistic nesting boxes are located by the main parking lot and there is always a cadre of bird photographers there. I of course, had to join them! It is difficult shooting. But I was particularly happy with this shot of a martin turning in midair. You can anthropomorphize and make out the strain in his face. I can tell you everything that is wrong with this photograph but love it just the same.

Figure 1 – Canon T2i withEF 100-400 mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS USM lens at 190 mm ISO 1600 Aperture Priority AE Mode 1/4000 th sec at f/7.1 with no exposure compensation and pattern metering. (c) DE Wolf 2022