Robin

[decio carvalho]

7d,ef100-400mm,ISO:640,f6.3,1/1250,manual focus,evaluative

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7147/6816645783_9f759bb153_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/wildlifephotographer/6816645783/)

[Doug Brown]

<embed id="application/x-exifeverywhere" type="application/x-exifeverywhere" width="0" height="0">Like the launching pose and sharp head. The bird is too centered in the frame for me; I'd consider a crop from the right with more canvas on the left. I like the idea of an OOF woodpecker in the BG, but the color and luminosity of the tree is a bit much for this frame IMO.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Decio, well timed to capture the pre take off pose, and I hope you have the next frame on taking off.:w3 When focussing on you subject, try and see what your BG is, so as to try and eliminate anything that may be distracting in your final resut. I know its not always possible. As Doug stated, always try and leave space in front for your subject to walk or fly into - in this, taking off from the right, as that is just empty space. Hope that helps.

[Marina Scarr]

Although it must have been exciting to get both of these birds in the frame, there is too much going on for me. I would prefer seeing two pictures of the 2 subjects in this particular case. I like the perch and the launching pose of the robin. It's nice to see that it has kicked up some snow. You had very nice light here.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Good idea but for me It doesn't work. The robin and the log command attention, the woodpecker unfortunately becomes a distraction becasue I want to see it but I can't, the reason being that the colours of the log and the robin do not allow it.