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Challenge: Vote out of the box Free Study (Standard Editing)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: OM System OM-1 Mark II
Lens: OM System 50-200mm f/2.8 IS PRO M.Zuiko Digital ED
Location: The Boundary Waters Canoe Area
Date: Jun 21, 2026
Aperture: 4.0
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/2500
Date Uploaded: Jun 30, 2026

 A Common Grackle surveys the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness from a weathered perch. Stripped of color, the image draws attention to form, posture, and contrast, revealing a quiet elegance that can be overlooked beneath the bird's iridescent plumage.

Statistics
Place: 7 out of 44
Avg (all users): 6.7872
Avg (participants): 6.6250
Avg (non-participants): 7.1333
Views since voting: 30
Views during voting: 88
Votes: 47
Comments: 5
Favorites: 0

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AuthorThread
 07/08/2026 08:50:47 AM
Beautiful detail in your blacks and I just love the contrast. Congrats!
 07/08/2026 07:42:25 AM
Really glad to see this one in the top 10. The clarity of the capture, combined with the austerity and sophistication of this presentation, could be easily underappreciated.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/07/2026 11:24:17 AM
Love the comp and the way the bird is looking over it's "shoulder".
 07/05/2026 11:44:33 PM
perfection
 07/02/2026 07:34:44 PM
Needs a better title this black beauty 8


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