2-DSCN6244 The Antique Stapler and the Robin
A wild young robin was happy to fly in and out and I caught him with the camera as he sat on my antique stapler on my work top. Note - this is not posed or plan...
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A wild young robin was happy to fly in and out and I caught him with the camera as he sat on my antique stapler on my work top. Note - this is not posed or planned, or indeed, a cut out composition!!
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Location
I took this photo in my small work space off my kitchen where the robin watched me through the window and frequently flew in for scraps. On my long shelf below the window I have odd pieces of old office equipment including the stapler. The robin had become so fearless so while he perched I picked up my little camera and snapped this.Time
What time of day - I can't remember exactly but it would have been about mid day.Lighting
The lighting was just normal daylight and as it was in front of a window the subject was backlit.Equipment
On my shelf I kept my very small Nikon Coolpix 3000. There was no time to adjust any settings so this would have been snapped on automatic and certainly just hand held.Inspiration
What inspired me - well I think most would be moved to snap a wild robin sitting indoors on a Victorian stapler!Editing
I have since started using Adobe's Lightroom but this photograph was edited on Nikon's own editing site. I obviously had to try and reduce the effects of back light by reducing the exposure and reducing the shadow effects. The foreground had to be lightened and the saturation adjusted.In my camera bag
Nothing except whatever camera I choose to carry for the day !! I am inclined to shoot empathetically rather than technically. Which means I have to do a bit more post processing than should be necessary.Feedback
Just keep your eyes wide open to embrace absolutely anything that appeals to you. Remember there is beauty and design in most everything. Refuse to let yourself shoot sunsets and look for the storms instead!
