Starling

Image Critiques Avian Critiques
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I usually don’t photograph starlings, but I couldn’t pass up this starling in these conditions. The starling’s wet feathers add interesting texture and flecks of color while adding to the bleak feel of the shot.

D500 500mm @ f6.3 1/250 iso 250

Thanks for taking a look and all comments appreciated.

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2

An excellent environmental image, Jay. Ice storms are not good times for birds and this conveys that feeling nicely. In terms of composition, I think a crop from the bottom just above the nearly horizontal branch would be a bit more effective. It seems to interrupt the flow of the image a bit.

3

Thanks Dennis, now that you point it out I like your suggestion.

4

I agree with Dennis. It is a great environmental photo. Really tells a story. Dennis has a good crop suggestion. I’d also consider cloning out the twig that is covering the bird’s right foot.