Cherry picking

[AgingEyes]

C&C welcome :

[GB1]

Fun shot, and even funnier title. Probably could use a little more DOF, but OK.

GB

[gahspidy]

Good sharpness and fun moment captured. Have you put this one up in the Nature and Wildlife forum? It would be great there as well.

[AgingEyes]

Good sharpness and fun moment captured. Have you put this one up in the Nature and Wildlife forum? It would be great there as well.

Thanks for the comments, folks!

Gary, yes, I have posted this there. In fact, I post more over there these days

[CLKunst]

I really like this shot! I enjoy nature images but am usually bored stiff by them after a few minutes. The position of the bird's head, the comp of the photo and the title work together nicely and holds my interest. Thanks for sharing!!

[MB1]

Neat image and I would say you did a very good job of focusing with a very shallow DOF. I do wish the bird wasn't quite so centered in the frame.

[deepierson]

The quirkiness of the robin's "pose" really makes this shot for me, along with the starkness of the cherries against bare branches. If anyone has time, can you briefly explain what DOF is? Thanks.

[Greg McCary]

Nice work and the birds eyes are sharp. I think you might could clone the blurry berry in the lower right but other than that I think it works well.

[AgingEyes]

The quirkiness of the robin's "pose" really makes this shot for me, along with the starkness of the cherries against bare branches. If anyone has time, can you briefly explain what DOF is? Thanks.

Glad that this shot works for you.

As for DOF, it stands for depth of field. I guess you could say it's the part of the photo that looks sharp. Here's more info about it:

http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tut...h-of-field.htm

[AgingEyes]

I really like this shot! I enjoy nature images but am usually bored stiff by them after a few minutes. The position of the bird's head, the comp of the photo and the title work together nicely and holds my interest. Thanks for sharing!!

You're welcome !