Boat Tailed Grackle

[Dave Mills]

Not sure if I posted this awhile ago in another section. I should keep records.
Shot this in Texas last year.
Nikon D300,500mm,F/8,ISO 800,0 comp,tripod mtd

[Troy Lim]

Dave,

Like the composition. Exposure looks good. I do see a bit of halo around the body and tail.
TFS.

[Dave Mills]

Hi Troy,oops your correct. I hadn't looked at this for awhile but have the corrected one in another folder...

[Colin Knight]

Agree on the halo. Love the intense look!

TFS

[Mark Young]

Lovely image Dave. Excellent pose with nice HA and eye contact, love the detail in the bird and the nice soft uncluttered bg. Also good to see it on a natural perch.

[Lance Peters]

Cool bird Dave - Sharp as a tack and like the pose - colours and exposure look good.
Like it :)

[Oscar Zangroniz]

Great BG, pose and composition Dave. do see the halo that Troy mentions.
Regards,

[Ricardo Rodriguez]

Hi Dave, love the pose and the feather details. Nice capture!

[Rachel Hollander]

Dave - like the pose, sharp eye, soft BG and comp. Agree with others about halo.

TFS,
Rachel

[Dave Mills]

Thanks folks,appreciate the comments.

[Alfred Forns]

Hi Dave do you remember which PS this was processed in? I'm finding a huge difference for the better in CS5 regarding halos, had just about given up the shadow/highlight !!

Love the intense look and the captivating eye !! This gal is looking mighty fine .. my favorite species !!! :)

[Dave Mills]

Hi Al, CS3. I just got CS5 and am exploring it. I did correct for the halo previously but overlooked that file.I wasn't 100% happy with it so I'll go back and rework it...

[Harold Davis]

well, aside from the halo everything else is wonderful!! nice job, dave. always nice to see the mods posting!!:)

[Ray Rozema]

Dave, Like the pose and the intense look Good background The lines of the angles work well. Very good perch. Good detail but is the breast area maybe a little off.

TFS

Ray