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Berry picker + repost
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Berry picker + repost

by John Tobias

Gallery: AvianPosted March 16, 2014130 views7 comments
A few robins have arrived in our backyard, but there were no insects out yet and very few if any worms. They did find the decorative crab apples to be just the thing to munch on until it warms up! Could not get a clear shot without twigs and such.

Canon PS SX50
1/500 @ F-8 ISO 320
Canon 4.3-215 @ 215mm
HH

Comments

7 comments
Comment posted by William Bickle on March 17, 2014 at 11:44 AM
Hello John

Very busy with branches and visual noise . Good Documentary image with the berries.

Bill
Registered on June 13, 2011, 183 Posts, 1702 Comments
Comment posted by Hans Overduin on March 17, 2014 at 2:04 PM
For me there's too many distracting things in this pictures. However from habitat and behavior perspective there's a lot to see.. And I like the berry between the bill! :wink: , Cheers, Hans
Registered on August 31, 2011, 491 Posts, 3807 Comments
Comment posted by Barb Pflaum on March 17, 2014 at 2:20 PM
Nice behavioral image, John! The red crab apples add a nice touch of color to the habitat. I've seen a couple of robins in my backyard, so I'm hoping that means that spring will soon be here!
Registered on January 14, 2009, 316 Posts, 2724 Comments
Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on March 17, 2014 at 3:06 PM
Hi John, I echo the other sentiments about the business of this, but also like the idea of capturing this behavior.
Registered on June 19, 2008, 1005 Posts, 8028 Comments
Comment posted by John Tobias on March 17, 2014 at 5:27 PM
Thought I would try a vertical crop for this photo. Let me know what you think.
Registered on September 12, 2009, 2120 Posts, 6455 Comments
Comment posted by Rick Cloran on March 17, 2014 at 9:27 PM
John, nice behavior. The comp works in both though I think the vertical is a little stronger because there is less clutter. The smaller branch running behind the Robin is the one I would love to make go away. A solid capture and nice positioning on the Robin itself. The detail looks fine. The vertical seems a touch brighter, which may be an illusion, but I think it is a plus.
Registered on April 6, 2004, 119 Posts, 1989 Comments
Comment posted by Dennis Plank on March 17, 2014 at 10:25 PM
Nice to get Robins in the spring back there, John. The vertical crop appeals more to me, mainly because of all the branches. It looks lik you cloned a small twig above the Robin's head in the vertical crop-I think I'm still seeing some remnants of it. I usually try to do cloning at high magnification and then go back to a normal viewing size to look for odd differences in shading which seem to show up more at a smaller size.

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Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments