Smithsonian magazine's 22nd Annual Photo Contest | Made possible through the support of MPB.com

20th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Tree Swallow in Flight

This is one of the first bird-in-flight photos that I took with my new OM Systems OM-1 camera. It is optimized for photos like this and I was experimenting with it. I saw the bird looking out of its birdhouse and started the camera running in burst mode. It tracked the bird and got this photo. When we see tree swallows from the ground we do not realize how beautiful they are.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 06.2022
Date Uploaded: 11.2022
Photo Location: BLACKSBURG, Virginia, United States of America
Camera: OM-1
Copyright: © CHARLES BOSTIAN