Day 16 - Bricklayer's Ghost by snaggy

Day 16 - Bricklayer's Ghost

My Dad was a bricklayer, God rest his soul, and he always said that robins were bricklayer's ghosts, as winter's not a good time for bricklayers. Try laying bricks with gloves on!
Anyway, things were looking bad today when this particular "ghost" turned up to help - he was very inquisitive and allowed me a few shots - however, as soon as I went for the longer lens - nowhere to be seen! Thanks anyway!
What a wonderful picture!!!! Well done
January 16th, 2013  
Kev
@cbawernsen Thanks Corine.
January 16th, 2013  
DOF is great, with the branch leading to the robin and the background speckled with pricks of light.
January 16th, 2013  
Tom
Nice one Kev. As stated above... This is great, I even like the description! Taken on the sigma?
January 16th, 2013  
Kev
@dave_rv Thanks Dave, the little chap just sat up nicely for me. It's just a shame the sky didn't have a bit more blue in it - the river would've looked that bit more cheerier.
January 16th, 2013  
Kev
@tomo87 No, it wasn't, it was the trusty 15-85. Wasn't even thinking about wildlife - I was hoping the sun would turn up and I'd get Maud Heath's Causeway in the frost. No sun, no frost! Fortunately the also trusty 7D was on Spot AF (which I tend to use a lot, perhaps too much) and the shot came out much better than expected if I'm honest.
January 16th, 2013  
Tom
@snaggy a bit of bokeh out of ol' trusty 15-85...nice... Which one is spot af... Is that where you pick the point? That's the one I use, what I'm most comfortable with being similar to the old 550d.
January 16th, 2013  
Kev
@tomo87 Yep, that's the one.
January 16th, 2013  
Great shot. He looks like he's stretching and bending to see something better.
January 17th, 2013  
Kev
@nebzphoto Thanks Nancy - he'd just landed - got a few more before he skipped off to the river bank, but this was the first and best.
January 17th, 2013  
Lovely picture and an interesting story too.
January 17th, 2013  
Love this. Perfect, the angle of the birds head is marvelous
January 21st, 2013  
gorgeous greens on the branch :)
February 6th, 2013  
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