A grey winter’s day in early January walking through Central Park. All the trees have lost their leaves the sky is overcast with pending snow on its way. It is just a typical cold day with no color and what do I see. I saw this Red bird flying about in the sky. I followed its progress until it landed on a branch in a tree. It was just sitting there so bright and being a beacon in the dreary winter’s day. I took the photo of it sitting adding brightness to a dull day.

Nikon D5100 with 70-300mm | Exposure 1/1000sec @ f/5.6 | ISO 500 | Focal Length 302 mm
Bird in a Wire, by Des Brownlie

Award Winner: Photo of the Day | February 22
Award Score: 66 (Value 12, Clarity 13, Composition 17, Style 12, Skill 12)
Photo of the Day Award Category: Wildlife Photography
Photograph Location: Central Park, New York, The United States

Photographer: Des Brownlie (New York, USA) Registered
Originally, from the City of Glasgow in Scotland, Des Brownlie moved to New York City 18 years ago; never looking back. He lives in Manhattan and enjoys walking about the city with his camera in hand, taking photos of everything from the ordinary to the extraordinary that makes up New York City. He believes every day is a potential photo shoot with so much color and variety of subjects in the city that he always likes to have a camera on hand as you never know what you might come upon.

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