Common Grackle Drinking

[Ryan Schain]

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Common Grackle

Canon EOS 7D
Canon EF 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 L IS

1/400
f/6.3
320 mm
ISO 400

[Randy Stout]

Ryan:
Your bird looks sharp and well exposed. The upper BG is a bit distracting, and would try to tone it down and blur a bit.

I like the color in the water, but might be tempted to convert this into a vertical, perhaps cropping on each side of the rock he is perched on. That would also help with some of the distractions in the background.

Certainly several options here, but a vertical might be worth a look, if the image quality will tolerate.

Cheers

Randy

[Fabs Forns]

Gorgeous foreground, midground and reflection. You were able to capture the iridescence and colors very well.
Blurring the distracting BG, if it's something you do, would help tremendously.