American Robin

[Jim Crosswell]

This was taken today in a local field. There were over a hundred Robins eating white berries. I set up near a tree that they sometimes landed and waited. I removed some twigs from the main branch and desaturated some of the bright BG. The BG is distant OOF fall leaves. All C&Cs are welcome and appreciated.

Canon 1D Mark IV
500L f4
1.4 Extender
ISO 1250
1/160s
f6.3
Tripod


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[Karl Egressy]

This is an other example how beautiful common bird could be if photographed right.
Great work, Jim.

[Robert Holguin]

Wonderful shot.
Love the pose, excellent feather detail, great perch, and lovely background.
Well done.

I wish the robins over here would perch on branches. They just spend their time on the ground eating worms. :(

[Vivaldo Damilano]

Beautiful image Jim, I like the sharp detail, pose, perch and a lovely BG.

[Shawn Zierman]

What a rich portrait of this handsome thrush.
Love the bg colors! Sweet frame sir.

[arash_hazeghi]

lovely pose and a nice BG. sharp details

[PhilCook]

The backdrop compliments the Robins colours well, a really nice posture on this one and removing some twigs has certasinly made for a lovely clean shot...stunning !

[Amol Khedgikar]

Beautiful shot, clean and sharp. Lovely colors in the BG as well. The lower bifurcation of the branch is a little distracting.

Cornell ornithology lab is currently looking for American Robin Pics. This could be what they are looking for.

[Oscar Dewhurst]

Love the colours in this one, and great background

Oscar

[Ivan Ellison]

lovely classic image of a perching bird.The BG is great and really sets off the Robin.The little straggly bit under the branch could go, A nice sharp image which I think would look good in an frame on your wall.

[gail bisson]

The BG makes this shot!
I would sharpen the eye a little bit more but no one else has mentioned it so it could be me!
IQ is excellent,
Gail

[Jim Crosswell]

Thanks everyone for the comments and suggestions.

[Satish Ranadive]

Magnificent image.I like the sharp detail, pose,colors, perch and a lovely backdrop.Love it.

Regards,
Satish.

[Frank Schauf]

Beautiful and colorful image. Sharp and well composed, Jim.