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Busy Robin
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Busy Robin

by peter davidson

Gallery: AvianPosted January 29, 201594 views2 comments
Snap-shot taken while digging a hole in the garden. D90 on 18-200mm at 200mm. I wish I could say I was using a real man's camouflaged lens while dressed in fatigues and sitting within a hide full of insects who didn't care how badly I stunk. It would be much more interesting. But there you go...

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2 comments
Comment posted by Luke Ormand on January 29, 2015 at 8:33 PM
Sweet that you can see the eye through the nesting material and the colors are real nice. Wish for either more DOF and less OOF area in the foreground
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Comment posted by Steve Thompson on January 29, 2015 at 8:56 PM
I agree with Luke that it's great to see the eye. The photo clearly tells the story of whats happening here. Details on the bird look good but I find the oof vegetation in the foreground to be a little distracting. Nice colors and composition.
Registered on August 7, 2014, 125 Posts, 2319 Comments