Grackle

[Dave Phillips]

a weekend grackle that was dippin' it in the duckweed....these guys even eat crawfish.
400mm f/5.6L w/1.4X, ISO 400, 1/125, f/8, +.33EV @ 08:03

Thank you for continued c/c....appreciate all the mods

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[Randy Stout]

Dave:

An amazing display of subtle colors in this guy. Sharp, well composed, nice head angle. Very fine.

Wonderful soft light. Excellent detail in the blacks. There does appear to be a magenta cast on the perch, but it doesn't bother me.

I love taking a common bird and showing them in a special way!!

Cheers

Randy

[Doug Brown]

The great light brings out nice detail in the bird. I really like the green stuff on the beak and the not-quite-high-key BG. Good job!

[Alfred Forns]

Great tech settings !!! Really like what your doing with the lens/converter Dave !!


Best colors I've seen in a while, lovely pose and great feel !!! Big Congrats on this one !!

[Dave Phillips]

Thanks for comments.

Randy, I saw that magenta in the perch and wasn't
quite sure why....there are strange colors in the
swampy habitats....thanks

Doug that bg is all duckweed in basically low light
and overexposed a good bit....thanks

Alfred, always appreciate your input sir...thanks

[Brian Wong]

Hi Dave!

I love all the subtle dark shades! I never realized they had so much blue, and it goes well with the yellow eye, which really pops.

[Ilija Dukovski]

Very very nice. This a tough black bird to get properly.
Even the perch is just excellent. I wish the beak was clean
but does not bother too much.
Congrats!

[Stu Bowie]

Amazing colours captured on him, and he really stands out against the clear BG.

[Ramon M. Casares]

Excellent light, pose, detail, exposure and comp! Perch is nice and the bird looks great! Congratulations!

[Simon Bennett]

I like the pose, eye contact and varied tones in the plumage.