Gallery: AvianPosted June 12, 201567 views8 comments
In our local park here in St. Louis I see these Grakles bath in this water creek all the time so that I went to shoot but was very surprised to see this Grackle caught a fish.
D800e + Nikkor 600mm VR II w/ 1.4 TC
1/1250ss, f8, iso 1600
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8 comments
Comment posted by Steve Thompson on June 12, 2015 at 4:07 PM
Hi Butch,
This is an interesting image, never seen a Grackle with fish. It's a great pose in sweet light. Specular highlights in the bg don't bother me. I don't know your feeling on cloning but that dark area on the right side of the frame would be an easy removal and clean that side up. Maybe a rock? I like this image a lot, Grackles have such attitudes.
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Comment posted by Richard Sandor on June 12, 2015 at 7:00 PM
Butch: you've catpured a unique scene showing the bird with its prey. I like the pose and coloration of the bird. The specular highlights do bother me, especially the ones above the bird's head and the very bright one near the bird's tail. Cloning is a possibility if you are OK with that approach. Richard
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Comment posted by Jim Hansen on June 12, 2015 at 8:54 PM
Nice shot of this grackle. I agree about cloning out the specular highlights around the bird's head. I think I would give the bird more room on the left.
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Comment posted by Gary Minish on June 13, 2015 at 2:53 AM
Love those irridescent feathers and the fish is a nice bonus for the shot! Very nice capture, Butch!
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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on June 13, 2015 at 9:02 AM
Nice shot of the Grackle, Butch. Good pose and an excellent job on the iridescence. The fish is just wonderful as a natural history addition. I didn't realize Grackles were so pliable in their behavior.
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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on June 13, 2015 at 9:59 AM
Butch,
Wonderful detail in this and great pose.
I think I would be tempted to tone down the specular highlights
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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on June 13, 2015 at 5:19 PM
Great behavioral shot Butch, excellent eye contact and look at the unusual prey item. Irridesence captured nicely too.
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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on June 14, 2015 at 6:19 AM
.. never seen these kind of birds catching fish.. Nice moment, well documented ! Congrats, Hans
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8 commentsHi Butch,
This is an interesting image, never seen a Grackle with fish. It's a great pose in sweet light. Specular highlights in the bg don't bother me. I don't know your feeling on cloning but that dark area on the right side of the frame would be an easy removal and clean that side up. Maybe a rock? I like this image a lot, Grackles have such attitudes.
Butch: you've catpured a unique scene showing the bird with its prey. I like the pose and coloration of the bird. The specular highlights do bother me, especially the ones above the bird's head and the very bright one near the bird's tail. Cloning is a possibility if you are OK with that approach. Richard
Nice shot of this grackle. I agree about cloning out the specular highlights around the bird's head. I think I would give the bird more room on the left.
Love those irridescent feathers and the fish is a nice bonus for the shot! Very nice capture, Butch!
Nice shot of the Grackle, Butch. Good pose and an excellent job on the iridescence. The fish is just wonderful as a natural history addition. I didn't realize Grackles were so pliable in their behavior.
Butch,
Wonderful detail in this and great pose.
I think I would be tempted to tone down the specular highlights
Great behavioral shot Butch, excellent eye contact and look at the unusual prey item. Irridesence captured nicely too.