I captured this image driving along Joe Overstreet Road in Kenansville, Florida, using the vehicle as a blind. Interesting fact, Boat-tailed Grackles in Florida and the Gulf Coast have brown eyes, everywhere else the eyes are yellow. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.
Nikon D500
Nikon 500mm F/5.6 VR AF-S ED PF HH
1/1250 F/5.6 Matrix Metering EV +1 ISO 2200 Auto 1 WB, image captured at 500mm
Post processed in Lightroom Classic, Photoshop CC 2021 and Neat Image for noise reduction when needed
Cropped for composition and presentation
Joe Przybyla
"Sometimes I do get to places just as God is ready to have somebody click the shutter"... Ansel Adams
Looks great overall - I just think that the NR on the subject was perhaps a touch too aggressive. Blacks and subtle colours on the grackle look perfect, and I love the gnarly feet curling around the post.
Great look at an underrated bird! The feet and tail are super cool, and I think you can back off the NR to get a bit more texture/detail in the body/head. Graded BG is really nice. Perch isn't perfect, but at least there's no barber wire attached. Psuedo-natural, so to speak. Stoked you took the time to photograph this bird.
Boat-tailed Grackle (m)
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