My Home Town
by bobdaveant

Comment by drydoc:
Nice image of my home town. BOL 8 (Looks like the river's on fire. . . again!)

Grackle
by bobdaveant

Comment by glad2badad:
Nice job with the lighting here. Depending on the angle grackles can look darker brown with the head being more purple - then again, maybe that's just the way they look around our area (Virginia). I don't know if this is a full frame shot, or you cropped it, but the composition is nice - the bird creates a nice diagonal line across the image.

Did you post-process much? The feathers are quite sharp (noticed your lens has USM), yet the pine needles are blurred. Could be DOF and the needles aren't as close as they appear. Just curious. Looks good.

Grackle II
by bobdaveant

Comment by Jutilda:
OOooh. I like this one even better. The DOF is good and he's tack sharp. I'm not a great ornithologist, or even much of an appreciator of birds, but this little guy really captures my eye. You caught his feather details wonderfully. In a perfect setting, he might have a solid background but in order to accomplish that, he'd be dead and stuffed, and we certainly don't want that. Good one!!!

Grackle
by bobdaveant

Comment by Jutilda:
I thought a grackle was just an ugy ol' black bird. This one is so pretty with his prismatic colors. WOW - what a close up.

Spotted Bird
by bobdaveant

Comment by bobdaveant:
Not sure what type of bird this is, but I love those spots!

Grackle
by bobdaveant

Comment by ArpeggioAngel:
Great colors and detail!

Grackle II
by bobdaveant

Comment by BKerr:
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Message edited by author 2005-09-23 21:04:43.

Grackle II
by bobdaveant

Comment by docpjv:
I can not believe you got this shot with the quoted lens... proves my point again, equipment will help people like me, but artists can make magic with any equipment. Great shot!

Grackle II
by bobdaveant

Comment by bobdaveant:
Grackle

Grackle II
by bobdaveant

Comment by alfresco:
I think that's a grackle, however I'm not a professional.