Urban Robin in flight

Hi all,

Just to prove that we occasionally get blue skies and fluffy white clouds "Up North".

I wanted to convey the environment that the bird chooses to live in by including some of the buildings. It breaks the "hand of man" rule of thumb for Nature images and I'd be interested in your thoughts.

Would you include the buildings or exclude the buildings?



1DMk3, 24-70mm, f11,1/1600.

C&C welcome.

Cheers

Austin

1/1600 AND f11? Presumably a very high asa as well. I like it, but then I am always impressed by flight shots. The little bit of building visible does help to convey the urban environment where the species often lives, and I would therefore say it was appropriate to leave it in.

David

Just a tad overflashed (assumed by low eye catchlight and leg shadows? - not in your tech specs), the background needs raising in brightness, it looks very like a studio shot at present

Good effort all the same

Brilliant Austin - love it and I'd say include MORE of the buildings if you have that option. Personally, I'd like to see more such story-telling images attempted. First class.

Pete

A tad overdone on the flash, and I'm with Pete on the more buildings in view if possible, great stuff I love it, always good to see inventive work that carries wildlife photography forwards like this does.

Fantastic shot Austin! I agree more buildings would improve this even more.Only other photogs will notice the flash, so no biggie there. Was this approaching a feeder? I want to start doing more of these setups myself...

Billy

Lovely, really like the photo, like the urban feel so more house's!! well done

Hi Austin, I think you've got just about the right proportions already, lovely flight picture, well done .

Great flight shot. The building are right in this picture (may be a little more of it).
I think flash is oke.

Nice on Austin. Always love shots like this.

Agree with the more buildings comment, give it more of that urban feel.

Gavin