Hi Barbara,
The color and detail in the Robin is outstanding! Concerning your settings ...you might want to try F8 & 1/40 sec (since the bird was still)...this would enable you to reduce your iso to perhaps 125(?) and help deal with the noise that may come from a full screen image of something that has been cropped (I also sometimes use either Nik Define or Topaz DeNoise for noise as well).
...Also, compositionally I think cropping out the right half of the image so the bird is not staring into space would help as well. I also wonder if doing this image in HDR would help-that is, 1 stop under & 1 stop over to get the shadows & highlights.
Good job!
Norm   Posted: 09/09/2021 13:29:25

Thank you Norm. I appreciate your help. The robins live somewhere closeby so I'm sure to have an opportunity to use your suggested settings.   Posted: 09/09/2021 13:50:53

I think your camera settings are fine. The robin is sharp and the colors are good. Maybe tone down the highlights his red breast and back. I like the square format - if it were my image I would remove the bushes on the right of the image and have it go totally black and just have the greenery soften the image at the bottom.   Posted: 09/16/2021 14:02:06

I like the stance and detail of your robbin. It is your robbin since you captured him...I like that he is looking out into space. Makes me wonder what he is looking at and the story begins. Since the robin lives in your neighborhood, perhaps you can be ready with Norm's settings but for your picture now, I would follow Harriet's suggestions - darken the background even more and only leave the green grass in the foreground.   Posted: 09/22/2021 10:56:41