Common Grackle
Uploaded: March 22, 2009 19:24:00
Exif: F Number: 2.8, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 10/5000 seconds, Flash: did not fire., ISO: 100, White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 112.00 mm, Model: NIKON D200
Summer A. Kozisek March 23, 2009
Gorgeous image Freddy, lovely colors! #1102993Freddy Bland March 23, 2009
Thank you so much, Summer, for looking and the nice comments! #7320855Josie Detmers March 23, 2009
Perfect bird photo....and lovely blossoms!!! #7321035Freddy Bland March 23, 2009
Thank you, Josie, very much! #7321068Cheryl E. Molennor March 24, 2009
Gorgeous Freddy #7324948Freddy Bland March 24, 2009
Thanks, Cheryl, very much! #7325019Remi Trepanier April 02, 2009
OUtstanding capture and details!! #7364997Freddy Bland April 02, 2009
Thank you, Remi, for the very nice compliments! Congratulations to you on your very beautiful winner!! #7365502Sharon F. Morris April 22, 2009
Congrats on your beautiful finalist. Love the framing and colors. #7432410Kathleen Rinker April 22, 2009
Congrats, a beautiful finalist!! #7432447Freddy Bland April 22, 2009
Thank you, Sharon and Kathleen, so much for the compliments! #7433685Lois Adomite April 22, 2009
Beautiful colors and great detail, congratulations it is a winner. Lois #7434260Alex T. Mizuno April 22, 2009
Colors are just amazing! Congratulations on your Finalist Freddy!! #7434940Karen Slagle April 22, 2009
Outstanding and well deserved finalist. Congrats, Freddy. #7435523Freddy Bland April 22, 2009
Lois, Alex and Karen, thank you all so much for the very nice comments!! #7435553Cindy Bendush April 22, 2009
Lovely finalist Freddy! The graduated background really works to set off the grackle. Big congratulations on both of your finalists! #7436723Usman M. Bajwa April 22, 2009
Absolutely beautiful animal portrait, Freddy. CONGRATULATIONS.Usman. #7436836
Freddy Bland April 22, 2009
Thank you very, very much, Cindy and Usman!! #7436954Tommy E. Burgess April 22, 2009
Gorgeous and well deserved finalist Freddy!! Best of luck in the next round! #7437141Freddy Bland April 23, 2009
Thank you very, very much, Tommy! I #7439438Ann Coates April 23, 2009
The colours are stunning. Huge congratulations on your finalist. Well and truly deserved. #7441088Bill Houghton April 23, 2009
Freddy, this is such a beautiful finalist. A sure winner. Congratulations. BillCheck out my website:
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Freddy Bland April 23, 2009
Ann and Bill, thank you both very much!! #7441978Sandy G. Woolard April 24, 2009
Beautiful!!! Congratulations on being a finalist!!!!!! #7444730Freddy Bland April 24, 2009
Thank you, Sandy, very much!! #7446038Eugenio Diaz April 25, 2009
Hi Freddy...Huge Congratulations in this wonderful bird image!!!Dianna Murphy April 25, 2009
Awesome, hope it wins. Congratulations! A super image!!! #7449376Freddy Bland April 25, 2009
Euginio and Dianna, thank you so much for your comments!! #7449616Remi Trepanier April 29, 2009
Beautiful capture Freddy! #7465835Linda Blair April 29, 2009
This is gorgeous.....congratulations!!!! #7465897Freddy Bland April 29, 2009
Thank you very much, Remi and Linda, for taking time to look at my photo and the very nice compliments!! #7466463Nikki McDonald December 25, 2009
A very uncommon capture of this common bird -- he never looked so good! Great dof and what a gorgeous setting and background for his wonderful detail and proud pose. Belated congratulations on the finalist selection, Freddy. #8245832Jean E. Hildebrant February 06, 2010
Whaat a gorgeous shot! Everything works beautifully together. The blossoming branch couldn't be a more perfect setting! #8360561Freddy Bland February 06, 2010
Thank you so much, Nikki and Jean, for the wonderful comments on my Common Grackle!! This is one of my most cherished images that I am so grateful for having gotten the opportunity to claim ownership, too. I have had it framed and have had the most compliments on. Appreciate your wonderful comments on it so very much!! #8360788Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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