Red-capped Robin

Gallery: AvianPosted July 22, 2010174 views12 comments

When things are quiet on other fronts you can always find a Red-capped Robin - quiet, trusting and always photogenic
The weather was surprisingly cold in Queensland and this bloke was all fluffed up in the morning sun.

1D2n 500/f4 1.4X
ISO 400 f7.1 1/1600 exp comp -2/3

cheers
Rob

Thankyou for the advice re the sharpening of the sparrowhawk

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on July 22, 2010 at 9:43 AM

Great capture, Rob! Nice colored subject, perfect BG.
Mauro

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Comment posted by Peter Conway on July 22, 2010 at 11:22 AM

What a beautiful bird, well captured.

Peter

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Comment posted by KC Choo on July 22, 2010 at 12:30 PM

This is a gorgeous capture! Well done!

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on July 22, 2010 at 2:13 PM

What a contrasting set of colors on this bird, really crazy how the black separates the red, well done.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 22, 2010 at 3:14 PM

Gorgeous, Rob! That splash of red and black on the gray bg really pops.

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Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on July 22, 2010 at 4:27 PM

Wonderful capture. Perfectly sharp with great bg and composition.

Congrats

D&L

Registered on October 7, 2008, 166 Posts, 3044 Comments

Comment posted by Simon Bennett on July 22, 2010 at 5:21 PM

Very effective composition, excellent detail, exposure and colours are spot on.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on July 22, 2010 at 7:10 PM

Cracking bird and exposure with a nice clean perch and bg.

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Comment posted by May Haga on July 23, 2010 at 9:45 AM

Gorgeous little bird beautifully captured.
May

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on July 23, 2010 at 7:40 PM

Rob

This is beautiful as posted. I like the natural colors, the smooth background, alert pose and the texture of the branch it is perched on. Lovely light and sharpness.

An appealing image as presented.

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Comment posted by David Chauvin on July 23, 2010 at 8:11 PM

Gorgeous color on this little cutey, Rob.

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Comment posted by Charles Gangas on July 23, 2010 at 10:47 PM

Very colorful little fellow! Nice job on the exposure-the BG complements nicely.

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