Morning Robin

Gallery: AvianPosted February 2, 2014860 views16 comments

Found this Robin at Bombay Hook yesterday morning just as the sun was clearing the horizon. You can see the sunrise in its eye. It was fun watching it pluck and down holly berries for breakfast. Slow day at the Hook...everything's iced in, but, it was just nice to have a day to be outside with the temperature being above single digits!

50d, 700mm, ISO 400, 1/200, F8 LARGER version provided, too. Thanks for your comments/critiques...I appreciate them all! Sharon

Comments

16 comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on February 2, 2014 at 6:05 PM

Sweet light and great catch! Love the berries and holly
I think this would be even stronger if the robin were not dead-center.
Sandy

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Comment posted by Barb Pflaum on February 2, 2014 at 6:36 PM

Beautiful colors in this image, Sharon! It's cool seeing the sunrise in it's eye and the berry in it's mouth. Very nicely done!

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on February 2, 2014 at 7:19 PM

Awesome!

I love the light and the soft colors.

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on February 2, 2014 at 9:10 PM

Excellent capture, Sharon. If it were mine, I might not center the Robin quite to much. Otherwise, lovely work.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on February 2, 2014 at 11:01 PM

Wonderful light and pose plus the berry in the beak tops it all off, nice job in getting this, way to go Sharon.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on February 3, 2014 at 1:04 AM

Sharon,
Beautiful light , I agree on the centering comments

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on February 3, 2014 at 6:56 AM

Very nice light/warm colors, I like it!
The berry-n-beak has moved this one up a notch or two also

Well done Sharon

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Comment posted by John Tobias on February 3, 2014 at 10:53 AM

Nice warm colors, also like the berry and the sunrise in the eye! Well done to capture both. Don't mind the center position. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Bill Marsh on February 3, 2014 at 11:19 AM

Excellent capture and awesome light Sharon.
Bill

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on February 3, 2014 at 12:52 PM

Gorgeous Robin image, Sharon. Love the holly berry in the beak and the sun reflected in the eye. The light is wonderful.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on February 4, 2014 at 1:31 AM

Great setting and light Sharon - and of course; the berry

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Comment posted by Simon Bennett on February 4, 2014 at 1:45 AM

Wonderful pose, setting and warm light.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on February 5, 2014 at 10:36 PM

Hi Sharon

The robin in the early morning light. caught eating a berry, makes for an exceptuional scene. .. beautiful and creative work

Albert Darmo
Canada

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Comment posted by Robert Bunch on February 6, 2014 at 1:12 AM

Sweet shot. The berry, the bush, the BG and the colors all look great. Composition works fine for me.

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on February 6, 2014 at 9:32 AM

Love the light and the colors, this is a really pleasing image. Nice work Sharon.

Ray

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Comment posted by Ákos Lumnitzer on February 12, 2014 at 5:16 PM

To me the comp seems well balanced. First impression is very much too centered, but there is ample space ahead of the bird, just enough behind so the tail is not too close and I feel enough above and below.
Light is nice as is eye contact. A little more sharpening would probably not go astray.

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