Robin guard

Gallery: AvianPosted June 3, 201137 views2 comments

I admired the dedication our backyard robins showed while protecting their nest from other birds specially grackles who have shown up in increasing numbers. The nest is in the tree to the left of the robin on the fence.

Canon T1i
1/320 @ f-16 ISO 200
Canon EF70-300 IS USM @ 300mm
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2 comments

Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on June 3, 2011 at 11:13 PM

I really like the sharp silhouette of the bird and the effect I believe you were going for here John :^)

I think I would have preferred it more though if you'd composed this with the subject further over to the RH side of the frame.

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Comment posted by Ryan Marshik on June 3, 2011 at 11:42 PM

I really like this. The combination of the blue sky and the strong silhouette is very striking. Agree that placing the Grackle further to the right may improve the composition. Doing a little photoshop cheat and cloning out the branch could push the simplicity and beauty of this even further.

Excellent

Registered on February 1, 2011, 10 Posts, 103 Comments