Great tailed grackle female. walking pose.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

One of those birds nobody bothers to photograph :-) things were rather slow on the pond so I decided to focus on these birds that were hopping nearby. positioned myself for good light and BG. Dialed in iso 640 as I was planning on freezing the walking pose. Fortunately this one one hopped by with right angle in the sweet spot. almost full frame.

40D. 400f5.6L at f/6.3. iso 640. 1/1600s.

[Jeff Sorbie]

Great shot Kaustubh. I really like the BG and sharpness of the bird. Beautiful color in the BG also.

[Dave Leroy]

You really did catch it in the sweet spot. Very well thought out and executed. Nice to see the little foot up in the air and lovely color combination.

[Rod Warnock]

Couldn't agree more , Kaustubh, that we often bypass species and yet when we do notice them pleasant surprises occur as here !! Like the gradation in back ground which adds so much to the action well caught. Presentation spot on.
TKS
Best regards
Rod Warnock

[Phil Ertel]

I like this image! I find the pose of the bird is very pleasing. The head angle and raised foot make the image for me. The bird is sharp and ell exposed in my opinion. The low angle of capture and the background are also pleasant. Nicely done!

[Jeroen Stel]

Wonderful brown tones in this one. I think "ordinary birds" can look stunning too and you did well capturing this one. Love that low angle.

greetings,

Jeroen Stel

[Richard Unsworth]

:S3:

Really like this and well done for capturing so perfectly

[Dan Busby]

Beautiful image Kaustubh. Blue part of BG is perfectly placed - no accident I am sure. Love the low angle, complimentary colours and great techs.

[Arthur Morris]

Dirt bird or not, I love it. Kudos on making a piece of art out of a common bird. Killer perspective, light, SH, and BKGR. An excellent example for the boys and girls.

[Robert Holguin]

Excellent shot. Love the raised foot, lovely background, and superb detail. Well done.

[Jim Crosswell]

Excellent image Kaustubh! I like the walking pose, raised fott, sharpness, low angle and complimentary BG.

[dankearl]

Very nice, we don't have these where I live, so they are not dirt birds to me.
Pretty, I think, and a nice look at one.

[Yves Guillot]

Dirt bird or not, I love it. Kudos on making a piece of art out of a common bird. Killer perspective, light, SH, and BKGR. An excellent example for the boys and girls.

I agree but it would need a bit of CW rotation though.

[Stu Bowie]

You nail it every time. :w3 The IQ, detail, sharpness and colours are all there for everyone to see. Very well captured KD.

[Ofer Levy]

Lovely image! Great light, colours, sharp with good detail and a funny dynamic pose.

[Sachin Saraf]

I almost all the time love the BG in your images and this one is no exception...Sharp, well exposed wonderful light and pose....No bird is worth ignoring when in field :S3:

[Arthur Morris]

I agree but it would need a bit of CW rotation though.

Looks to me more like a small hill of grass in front of the bird rather than a need for rotation; note that the far bank is perfectly level :S3:.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Artie is right. bird is walking up on the slope. water was to my left.

[ramesh anantharaman]

This is one **** of an image. Just mind blowing light and the low angle is just magic. totally love this fella

[MohsenVahedipour]

What a nice light & shooting angle. Great IQ & lovely BG. TFS