Boat-tailed Grackle (female)

[Joseph Przybyla]

I captured this image a while back at Circle B Bar Reserve in Polk County, Florida. I have been revisiting and doing over images because the weather here has been too cold for me to go out early morning. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.

Nikon D7000
Nikon 70-300mm VR AF-S ED shot at 300mm (450mm FFE)
1/500 F/8 Matrix Metering 0 EV ISO 280
Post processed in Lightroom 5 and Photoshop Elements 10
Cropped for composition, toned down the exposure on the dead leaf, blended a few light spots in the background

[David Salem]

Nice looking frame of this female and I like the looking away HA. The BG is awesome but the FG isn't quite as desirable. Not to bad, just a mix of plants and directions. Techs look good and I think a little selective sharpening to head only will help. Nice work Joe

[arash_hazeghi]

I like the BG and the perch, the big dead leaf is a bit distracting. I agree head looks a bit soft

TFS