Robin Sitting Pretty
May, 2015Views
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Location
This image was taken in woodland on the edge of Dartmoor National Park which is all managed by The National Trust. The woodland called Plymbridge Woods has the river Plym flowing through it but the contributed to the river is Drake's (Sir Francis Drake fame) Leat which runs off the moorland. The woodland is not just a woodland, but also has the old ruin's of miner's cottages and Slate and Tin mine shafts with water Wheel houses, it's also abundant with wildlife including Peregrine Falcons, Mandarin Ducks, Fallow Deer and other wildlife.Time
After finishing a morning shift as a volunteer for the Peregrine watch giving information to visitors and keeping watch to make sure they are safe whilst during the breeding season, I always take a walk through the woodland to see what else I can capture so this shot was taken around about 1pm ish the light being just perfect not overly bright. but with the canopy of the trees wasn't to dark either.Lighting
This was a pure chance image, the sun was behind me and the Robin was flitting from branch to branch with me trying to capture him, but it must of been the "click" of the camera that made him stop to listen as well.Equipment
My camera at the time was a Canon 1100D and lens is a Tamron 70-300mm (on Macro) (which I still use now) no tripod or flash was usedInspiration
After following this Robin for a couple of minutes he stopped to hear the click of my camera. I used to think that branches in the way are no good but the way he was perched just made me think differently. With the buds out of focus I was hoping it gave people seeing the image that depth of the image and draw the eyes towards the Robin.Editing
The only post-processing I have done to this image is to crop about 2 inches on either sideIn my camera bag
My camera bag has evolved with me as time has gone on either from talking to other "togs" or looking to see what other togs carry whilst at events that I also cover. My bag now comprises of my trusty Canon 700D my Canon 18-55 kit lens, Tamron 70-300 (Macro 180-300) Which I love, it's a fantastic workhorse and then I have my latest edition which friends of mine call it "The Bazooka) my Sigma HSM 50-500 1.4-6.3Feedback
The main advice I would give is patience and do some research on the location you are going to even using google maps is a good way of doing a recce of the area first. Robins are very friendly and will most of the time hang around for a short time listening to the camera work while snap away. If your after specific wildlife ask other togs or even Dog walkers and a great sense of knowledge as they will be there day in, day out and will know where certain species are settling.
