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Robin Redbreast: The Legend

2007.12.28
iso 400, F8 @ 300mm - camera resting on the deck rail (crop). Feather details better enlarged, but WAY better full res!

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Bearing His cross, while Christ passed forth forlorn,
His God-like forehead by the mock crown torn,
A little bird took from that crown one thorn.
To soothe the dear Redeemer's throbbing head,
That bird did what she could; His blood, 'tis said,
Down dropping, dyed her tender bosom red.
Since then no wanton boy disturbs her nest;
Weasel nor wild cat will her young molest;
All sacred deem the bird of ruddy breast.
- Hoskyns-Abrahall,
The Redbreast--A Breton Legend
29 Comments
vterezia Very nice!!
vterezia · 2007-12-28: 11:00
Juliopics Excellent! I never knew this legend. Thanks for sharing.
Juliopics · 2007-12-28: 11:04
sunshineand lovely shot, the bird and berries are so pretty.
sunshineand · 2007-12-28: 11:54
lexlevans the robin is michigan's state bird :-) and this is a great composition with great focus! i need one of those cameras...
lexlevans · 2007-12-28: 12:01
PEXRI very nice photo
PEXRI · 2007-12-28: 12:03
Janiee great captured!!
Nice composition and love the color!!!!
Janiee · 2007-12-28: 12:40
Lindyart b eautiful natural shot .. berries are a great background.. love the legend:)
Lindyart · 2007-12-28: 13:32
peregol Fantastic capture
peregol · 2007-12-28: 13:32
neusnet Beautiful shot!
neusnet · 2007-12-28: 14:42
dkelly wow... awesome image, wish we could view it larger.
you better get a bigger hard drive !
i had to buy a new computer after i bought the 5D LOL.
Here we goooooooooooo
dkelly · 2007-12-28: 14:45
Estel oh! Beautiful. It's funny how your robins are different from ours. :)
Estel · 2007-12-28: 15:11
haushinka The he stands in middle of berries and the way you captured it is beautiful!!
haushinka · 2007-12-28: 15:16
DancingDolphin Very nice..... we always used to say spring had arrived when the robins returned to Michigan... now they don't leave!
DancingDolphin · 2007-12-28: 16:09
eljapa Looks promising:-) colors not to bright, wonderful. How is the noise holding at 400 iso?? i cant see it on this blog...
eljapa · 2007-12-28: 16:18
soldotnamanda Beautiful . . . I miss the robins.
soldotnamanda · 2007-12-28: 16:29
chrisfly That is a superb capture...
chrisfly · 2007-12-28: 17:21
rolpa Looks gorgeous, espcially in that setting.
rolpa · 2007-12-28: 18:11
mybigbackyard Oh my, this is so beautiful. The focus is spot on, and the muted colors are perfect. Bravo!
mybigbackyard · 2007-12-28: 19:45
FirstBlush This is seriously such a beautiful shot. Amazing capture there.
FirstBlush · 2007-12-28: 20:12
signsnwonders Wonderful photo..is much better enlarged.I can hardly wait for their return here.Enjoyed the legend too.
signsnwonders · 2007-12-28: 23:15
santooos excellent pick from nature
santooos · 2007-12-29: 01:45
jet28 That's sweet :-)
jet28 · 2007-12-29: 04:21
fionarobinson great capture
fionarobinson · 2007-12-29: 06:57
prytaseba very nice shot, still I would try wider aperture to get more of these red dots ^^ out of focus.
prytaseba · 2007-12-29: 13:24
bettyluvsduncan Sure glad some little birdie told you that there was a big fat robin in the tree! Nice picture. I like how the berries are surrounding him. He looks like he has his eye on you!
bettyluvsduncan · 2007-12-30: 01:37
Zdenula wonderful
Zdenula · 2008-01-01: 10:30
mattandbranson Thank you so much for this post! Very interesting and a lovely image to go with it! =)
mattandbranson · 2008-01-04: 15:35
vollenda Very beautiful! Great focus and the berries and background provide a beautiful setting!
vollenda · 2008-01-10: 01:09
SorinM A successful nature shot. Beautiful!
SorinM · 2008-01-26: 02:12
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