Regal Grackle

Gallery: AvianPosted March 25, 2017124 views8 comments

Processed using Lightroom CC (2015) and Photoshop CC (2017) along with Light Craft's LightZone. Comments and critiques welcome.

Canon 7D Mark II
Canon 200-400 f4 L IS
f5.6
1/1000s
Focal Length 560mm (Teleconverter Engaged)
ISO 250

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on March 25, 2017 at 11:58 AM

"Regal" and "grackle" don't fit in the same sentence, to me! blush

after the experiences I've had with them nesting in trees outside my bedroom window!
Kidding aside, this is a sweet image - a different pose, unusual to have water in the BG, and a great rock perch.
I think you could recover more detail in the blacks with a bit more work.
Nice image!
Sandy

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by Keith Bauer on March 25, 2017 at 1:12 PM

Very cool image Jerry. Love the pose. Interesting place to find this guy. I think your blacks look great.

Registered on November 20, 2003, 458 Posts, 4836 Comments

Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on March 25, 2017 at 2:24 PM

Nice isolation and like the pose a lot in this one Jerry. Good work!

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on March 25, 2017 at 3:21 PM

Beautiful composition and pose and a great job of catching the iridescence, Jerry. I find these birds amazing. They certainly have a wonderfully complex vocabulary.

Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments

Comment posted by David Schoen on March 25, 2017 at 4:08 PM

Wonderful pose, perch and detail. The BG and comp are just as regal...

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on March 25, 2017 at 4:16 PM

Wow, excellent pose and setting, Jerry. The 'colors' in the blacks come out very nicely, great job on exposure ! Love it cool

. Best, hans

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Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on March 26, 2017 at 10:41 AM

Hi Jerry,

Pretty cool shot--pose and processing are spot on. This species is a more elaborate version of the grackles that decimate my feeders at this time of year in Michigan...............................Jim

Registered on January 17, 2004, 705 Posts, 3594 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on March 26, 2017 at 12:32 PM

The "regal" pose is seen frequnetly at this season as the males display against each other to attract mates. I see them in this habitat a lot here around Phoenix.

A good example of why any bird is worth observing and photographing.

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