Robin on the Skokie Lagoons

Probably the most common bird on the North Shore is the robin.

 Since they're everywhere, it's difficult to take a interesting picture of 

them. This one was at the top of a hill surrounded by dandelions, so

 the angle and the unique scenery elevated the photo from being just of a robin.

The low perspective/narrow depth of field sort of warps the reality 

of a photo and gives the viewer a different way of looking at a scene. 

Here, we're at the same level as the robin and the towering dandelions 

are the only things (next to the robin) that aren't out of focus. Isolating

 this as a separate reality in a sense is what I try to do with nature photography.

Winnetka

Taken in April 2012