Boat-tailed Grackle (m)

[Joseph Przybyla]

I captured this image at Circle B Bar Reserve in Polk County, Florida. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.

Nikon D7000
Nikon70-300mm F/4.5-5.6 VR AF-S ED shot at 300mm
1/1000 F/5.6 Matrix Metering EV +1 ISO 400 AWB
Post processed in Lightroom CC and Photoshop CC 2017
Cropped for composition and presentation

[Randy Stout]

Joe:

I like the lines, the backward gaze, the soft background.

Excellent display of the the subtle colors in the plumage.

The eye looks a bit too bright compared to the grackles I have seen , but perhaps a trick of the light. Did you need to do any post processing on it?

Cheers

Randy

[Steve Kaluski]

Hi Joe, can only echo Randy's observations.

TFS
Steve

[Joseph Przybyla]

Joe:

I like the lines, the backward gaze, the soft background.

Excellent display of the the subtle colors in the plumage.

The eye looks a bit too bright compared to the grackles I have seen , but perhaps a trick of the light. Did you need to do any post processing on it?

Cheers

Randy

Hi Randy, thank you for viewing and commenting. Regarding the eye, nothing done to the eye in post processing. Post processing was, raised the exposure 0.20, adjusted contrast, white and black points, and sharpened for the web. I burned a couple spots on the feathers to even exposure. The image is pretty much as it came from the camera.

The Boat-tailed Grackles in Florida have brown eyes, the rest of the Atlantic Coast have yellow eyes.

[Randy Stout]

Thanks for the info Joe. Perhaps I just didn't see that many grackles in good sunlight!

Cheers

Randy

[arash_hazeghi]

You got a very good HA, iridescent colors and a nice BG. I wish the perch was not broken and overall it looks a tad soft/hazy/lacking in contrast on my screen. TFS