Red, Red, Robin Redbreast

Colours work great together. This comment takes nothing away from your skill as the photog but what a lucky capture!

Thanks Christian! Certainly was a lucky shot, I was actually taking pictures of the Razorback at the time when I noticed him come along, luckily I had my telephoto lens on, and I got three shots in before he zipped off.

The image has been level adjusted, and a small boost in saturation relative to the primary digital scan, but no colour shifts or colourising. Looking back at the original slide, the blues, and reds are just as strong. This was taken on slide film (Fuji Velvia 50), which at the risk of starting a digital vs film debate, I think still has an edge over digital with respect to colour saturation. You can push digital images in photoshop or the likes a bit to get better saturation, but often the results are not as pleasing. I am though a very happy DSLR user!

And thanks Stephen. Yes, a big part of getting this sort of shot is you have to be lucky, and ready to seize the opportunity when it does come along! I was lucky also that my camera was ready to go for the shot, no fiddling around with lenses needed, otherwise I would have certainly missed it.

John – Isnt it great when everything falls into place. I broused through your portfolio too and I love some of your Alps pics. I was just up in Thredbo during Easter time and did some walking. I was looking for Brumbies but had no luck. Yours shots inspire me to get out there and search harder.

That’s incredible. What were the chances? Just wonderful.

A beautiful and striking shot :)

Right place + right time + right equipment + talent = Amazing photograph!

vibrant colors, great contrast.

This is simple and beautiful . . . well done John.

so beautiful. great!

this is wonderful/colour contrast just so perfect.

Fantastic capture! Love it to bits!

A fabulous capture!!!

Is he like the King Midas of Robin’s….everything he touches turns to red!!
Excellent capture.

wonderful composition and colour the colours just pop

An aboslutely stunning shot, Well caught, I love it!.

This is seriously a strikingly beautiful capture!

Amazing capture, vivid colours, so simple yet beautiful.

as many people have already said – a stunning piece…. love the little fella and that great sky….!

well now i wanna know a lots about this….this is fantastic against blue…red on blue….u have done OUTSTANDING job…but why do u have red circle next to your name is puzzle to me…care to tell me :)

HOLY Stunning!! What an incredible capture!! Fantabulous!!!

what a stunning photo! (You must have noticed this bird around and then painted everything red, or just been incredible lucky) Brilliant photography.

Chançeux, amazing red ,super duper capture.

Did you know that in Russian the word for beautiful and the word for red are the same? Now we see why!

I’ll add another wonderful to the list – great catch

I love this photo :-)

Striking image.

lovely!

very beautiful i love it . its funny how the bird and the pole is the same color lol
very cool

classic colours and a great catch…excellant image

love the rich color

I love this picture. The colors are fantastic.

Beautiful shot…..right place at the right time…looks amazing.

Into my favourites it goes!

Very cool image! It’s so unique!

Sweet and subtle. Great capture John.

wow … stunning

absolutely fantastic

wow i LOVE it!

just stunning colours, absolutely wonderful

striking! that must of been some moment. :-)

brilliant capture

Stunning

amazing… such a vibrant photo, i love it

Breathtakingly Beautiful!S

apart from your good fortune in actually getting this shot, you have managed to centre it and it works so well with those colours and that subject so beautifully placed

this is wicked! Nice shot. x

WOW…how lucky were you to capture this wonderful shot!!! It really pops against that blue, blue sky!! Congratulations on this one.

perfect!

Just wonderful.

this is a wonderful photo,so sharp and clear a real credit to you,I just love the comp congrats John

Beautiful contrast of the red and blue :D

What a wonderful shot:)

Crisp – Clean – Top Notch! To favs!

nice bright shot, well done

stunning vibrant colours!!!

i love this image..very interesting ,,wonderful colors

Wow what a capture…love the colors!!!

just love this ~ perfect in every way xx

Excellent image!

Wonderful image, bold vibrant and crisp. I can see why its so popular!

Wonderfull image. Love the colours

Simple and very beautiful.

Lovely shot

perfect

Wonderful, simple composition coupled with vibrant colour

this is so gorgeous John

woooah…stunning!

This is one of those special moments, the Robin was there, you were there. Beautiful image, well done John.

it looks unreal, and doctored. But I believe you. that’s how good it looks – so good it just couldn’e be real… but it is. Brilliant. I agree with Wayne. This never happens, and on the off chance it does, capturing it is a priceless moment.

Nice!

i think you bought that bird from the local family dollar. lol1
just kidding , it’s neat! tweet tweet

Stunning shot John – all red and blue and his little white cap for an accent! Well done! I agree with you about Velvia. I was happier with the colours I got with it!

Fabulous shot— couldn’t be more perfect….

wow, so beautiful!!

did u paint the bird or the pole :))
sometimes I see a buzzard sitting on a traffic sign, that is so cute

wow this is a fantastic striking image, it really jumps out at you! LOVE the intensity of the colours, just gorgeous, no wonder you have so many comments!

WOW that is one great image, definite proof that you should never leave the house without a camera

Fav’d

Love ‘N’ Laughter

Kriss

I’ve been to the Victorian alps and just know that the blue is really true and the poles are a striking contrast. This is my first comment on redbubble and your simplistic image is one I really try to capture.

Wow wonderful rich colours! Very effective image.

excellent