blueberry pie

[stuart wanuck]

nikon d 300 iso 400
200-400 mm lens
m 1/1600 @ 5.6
grackle?

[Myer Bornstein]

nice picture of a Grackle, shows its color well

[John Goldman]

The dark linear BG above the birds head is a distraction for me.

[Mark Young]

The details and colour look good. And you've got a nice pose.

[Lance Peters]

Hi Stuart - you have captured the colours of the upper body quite nicely, Good HA and eye contact and food is a bonus - agree that the dark line that intersects the head is somewhat distracting.
Good show :)

[Dave Mills]

Stuart, good advice given above. The bird's exposure is well handled and the backround can be an easy fix. I might crop a small bit off the left...

[stuart wanuck]

repost dark area cloned

[Alfred Forns]

Sweet re post Stuart Looks very good !!! Glad your going after grackles, when done well like this are a joy to see !!! ... btw I did not noticed the stick growing out of his back till the prominent by the head was removed !!! Excellent !!!

[Robert Smith]

You nailed the exposure on that common grackle to get his beautimous iridescence!