Spring=Robin

[Hazel Grant]

Annual visitor to our backyard, means warm weather soon!
Several filters including watercolor, posterization

[Dennis Bishop]

Not only a robin but enough sun for a shadow! Greenery, too. I like what you captured and the processing, but I'd like the robin to stand out some from the upper half of the background. A bit of blurring and a custom Curves treatment to darken the lightest parts and lighten the rest (all in the upper half of the background) plus some added contrast on the robin makes a difference.

[Hazel Grant]

Good point re the lack of contrast. Will work on that. See if this is any better.

[Anita Bower]

Robins seem to stay around here all year. Nevertheless, they remain a symbol of spring. You got a nice close-up of this one. I think your second post is an improvement., allowing the Robin to stand out. You might blur the top bg a bit.

[Dennis Bishop]

Toning down the greens in the background made a big difference, Hazel. Not only is there less distraction but it gives a feeling of depth.

[Cheryl Slechta]

Hi, Hazel, Dennis hit the nail on the head and your repost looks good.