I was out today on the east coast of Florida and I saw this Grackle in the bright afternoon sun, couldn't pass up the beautiful blue. What do the experts think? Nikon D3, 200-400 w/1.4 extender. 1/500 @ f/5.6, ISO 200, Exposure comp- -1/3 AF-C, Aperture priority. Thanks ahead of time for your opinions.
Hey Mac, you did good here capturing the iridescence. I may take dsome off the right and add canvas to the left, in front of the bird and go back on the saturation a tiny bit.
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Hi Fabs and Alfred- Thanks for your suggestions on the image, here are some the changes I think you suggested. ON the saturation I didn't increase it for the original capture, so on this one I backed it off about a -20, Hope you like it.
Mac
I like the crop of the second........but the processing of the first better. In either case I dont think the composition is ideal for a portrait of this species. There is just too much dead space above and to the right. Something like this would work better for me. And I think the image really needs a better head angle to work.
Glenn- Thanks for your thoughts on the matter. I like your crop better than mine but I disagree about the head angle. Anyway that's what makes a horse race. Thanks again.
Mac