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Robin On Watch Duties

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Posted by Vincent Jones on December 7, 2006 at 2:32 AM
Robin On Watch Duties
Taken yesterday whilst out & about checking the feeders. I think this little fella was placed on look out duties whilst the other birds fed at the feeders, local Sparrowhawks are present in the area.

D2X - 400mm AF-S F2.8
ISO 200, F6.7, 1/125sec
Vehicle used as a hide

Thanks for looking :toast:
Posted by Jeremy on December 7, 2006 at 2:42 AM
What a lovely clean, uncluttered, pin-sharp shot! I do like the streaks of rain, too, although I do wish there were a few more of them. Perhaps you could clone a few in!
Posted by Larry Corbett on December 7, 2006 at 3:16 AM
super stuff Vince...makes me want to bin all my robin images!!, the lighting is really intersting and reveals much plumage detail

:wavey:
Posted by PhilH on December 7, 2006 at 3:47 AM
Nice clean, simple, well exposed, agree about the rain streaks, with so few I might have been tempted to get rid of them totally, it would have been nice to have more...

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Posted by David Kjaer on December 7, 2006 at 4:26 AM
Hi Vince

Nothing to nit hear - beautiful image with a nice BG and lovely soft lighting. Not sure about all the space on the right, but that' a personal thing!

David :toast:
Posted by Simon Litten on December 7, 2006 at 5:38 AM
Great shot! Everything works for me, comp, lighting, subject. Makes me wanna pick up my camera and go find a robin!

Simon
Posted by Tim Munsey on December 7, 2006 at 5:41 AM
Faultless, apart from lack of incoming out of focus sparrow hawk :wink: .

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Tim
Posted by Vincent Jones on December 7, 2006 at 5:46 AM
ROFLOL Tim :biggrin: :biggrin:

Thanks for the above comments :toast: :toast:

Vince
Posted by Gavin Law on December 7, 2006 at 6:04 AM
Nice clean image Vince, up to your normal high standard.

How did you catch the Robin btw ? :biggrin:

Gavin
Posted by Vincent Jones on December 7, 2006 at 6:14 AM
Hard work Gavin, I found it difficult to clone out the anklets & jesses :biggrin:

By the way this is one of them hardcore wild Robins from deep in the countryside & not one of them back garden Robins :biggrin:
Posted by Rob Ashton on December 7, 2006 at 8:07 AM
Nice good clean Robin shot Vince.

Rob :toast:
Posted by John Gardner on December 7, 2006 at 8:12 AM
lovely shot. Soft lighting really works well.

Well done.

JOhn
Posted by Justin on December 7, 2006 at 8:17 AM
A lovely shot of a beautiful species.I also particularly like the soft light for portraits such as this.
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Posted by Rene de Heer on December 7, 2006 at 10:05 AM
Look i even log on while on a business trip in my native country the Netherlands! Great image Vince!
Rene de Heer
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Posted by Alan Bryant on December 7, 2006 at 10:41 AM
Another great shot for you Vince :toast:
Posted by Phil Shaw on December 7, 2006 at 2:02 PM
If anyone wants to know what a sharp image should look like on screen, then they should look at this one. Nice work.
Posted by Dave Courtenay on December 7, 2006 at 2:07 PM
Very nice-rain is like snow in an image,difficult to get the right balance,i would tend to clone the drops out on this image :toast:
Posted by Graeme Lee on December 7, 2006 at 3:03 PM
Agree with Dave C. here in the fact there's not quite enough rain to make it look like it's raining, so I'd be tempted to get rid of it possibly, but that's a personal thing. Also agree with what David K said about a bit off the right, again, a taste thing. Wonderful shot though with great detail, perch, and BG. Oozing quality throughout. Wish it were mine! :toast: :toast: :toast:

Graeme