Winter robin

Gallery: AvianPosted February 9, 201174 views4 comments

I had noticed what seemed to me more robins than normal for winter. This was one of several feeding on the crabapples that had fallen from a tree in our backyard.

Canon T1i
1/2oo f-14 ISO400
+.3
Canon EF S 70-300usm is @ 300mm
IS on, monopod pattern metering.

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on February 9, 2011 at 3:39 PM

Great robin, John. He;s sure a messy eater but I guess that's habitat. The detail is sharp and I am absolutely envious of the sharpness of the snow with no blow-out Nicely done

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Comment posted by Michael Lotito on February 9, 2011 at 5:49 PM

Everything looks great from an exposure and sharpness standpoint. A catch light in the eye would have been great. Not always possible.

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on February 9, 2011 at 6:03 PM

All the meal debris makes this a good study of winter survival for these birds John. Pretty tight for my tastes though.

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on February 11, 2011 at 7:40 PM

John,

I think you handled the exposure of the snow well and I like the fallen crabapples and the color they add to the image. It does feel a bit tight to me and I thik the robin could use a bit more sharpening.

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