Friday

Color Your World

Grackles have some AMAZING colors in their feathers. I had never been able to capture their iridescence until now.
Your attitude is like a box of crayons that color your world. Constantly color your picture gray, and your picture will always be bleak. Try adding some bright colors to the picture by including humor, and your picture begins to lighten up. 
~Allen Klein
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34 comments:

  1. bellis perennisMarch 4, 2011 at 6:49 AM

    that blue is amazing love it
    Greetz jacky

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  2. Jo-AnnMarch 4, 2011 at 7:31 AM

    Just seconds before I saw your post my husband called me to the window to see the first Grackle of spring in our yard! Now we're waiting for the Red-winged blackbirds!

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  3. CinLynn BoutiqueMarch 4, 2011 at 8:01 AM

    Amazing shot!! Love it!

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  4. MarcieMarch 4, 2011 at 8:01 AM

    Amazing detail..and such exquisite color. Another wonderful capture!

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  5. Randy EmmittMarch 4, 2011 at 8:19 AM

    Kerri,

    Well done! Hard to get the light just right.

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  6. AnonymousMarch 4, 2011 at 8:22 AM

    He's a handsome devil!

    Our yard has been filled with Robins lately.

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  7. SouthernSassMarch 4, 2011 at 8:32 AM

    Beautiful Kerri! I love vibrant colors.

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  8. happyoneMarch 4, 2011 at 8:32 AM

    Wow that is just amazing. So pretty.
    I have posted a picture for you on my photo blog. :-)

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  9. PoetessWugMarch 4, 2011 at 8:36 AM

    I agree with the quote today, and I love the way this birdie's world is all colored up!! :-)

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  10. KathieMarch 4, 2011 at 8:58 AM

    Beautiful colors, beautiful composition, wonderful true quote.

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  11. TexWisGirlMarch 4, 2011 at 9:46 AM

    You captured him perfectly! They are such beauties!

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  12. Gail DixonMarch 4, 2011 at 10:38 AM

    This is a great shot of the pesky grackle. You know, until I saw the colors by taking photos, I did not appreciate them at all. Now I think they're awesome.

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  13. sharonMarch 4, 2011 at 12:19 PM

    Love the colors of this bird! absolutely beautiful!!

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  14. Misty DawnSMarch 4, 2011 at 1:09 PM

    I posted a Grackle to flickr last week. Unfortunately I didn't capture the colors as wonderfully as you did here. This is AWESOME!

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  15. AnonymousMarch 4, 2011 at 1:14 PM

    Simply beautiful. The colors oh his back are so wonderful and you captured them beautifully!

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  16. RustyMarch 4, 2011 at 1:35 PM

    An excellent capture! Having that 'glow' in a photograph is certainly not easy. I noticed one showed up at the feeder yesterday. Spring weather may be slow, but it's coming - I hope. ATB!

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  17. HilaryMarch 4, 2011 at 2:34 PM

    Beautiful Grack! Aren't they just gorgeous when the sun hits them just so? So glad you captured that.

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  18. Ruth HiebertMarch 4, 2011 at 2:36 PM

    This is perhaps the best picture of a Grackle I have ever seen.WOW!!

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  19. Appalachian LadyMarch 4, 2011 at 4:21 PM

    The more I see grackles the more I appreciate the colors. You have captured them well.

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  20. Dawn FineMarch 4, 2011 at 4:47 PM

    Lovely colors your captured there!!

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  21. WILL HAYDENMarch 4, 2011 at 6:07 PM

    Excellent picture.... I have a lot of them here at nesting time BUT have never caught the light right to see that many colors at one time..
    Thanks,
    Will

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  22. LiliMarch 4, 2011 at 6:15 PM

    What an amazing capture Kristi! They are such beautiful birds and this shot really does capture that elusive iridescence so well. ~Lili

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  23. Country GirlMarch 4, 2011 at 8:30 PM

    That's a cool quote by Allen Klein. And a most excellent capture on the grackle colors!!

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  24. Country GirlMarch 4, 2011 at 8:31 PM

    Yes! You got the whole bird. I have a bunch of this type of photo, as well. I love the motion.

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  25. CatherineMarch 4, 2011 at 8:32 PM

    These birds really are beautiful aren't they! Wonderful quote Kerri!
    xo Catherine

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  26. Horst in EdmontonMarch 4, 2011 at 11:14 PM

    Awesome photo my friend, keep them comming.

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  27. CarlettaMarch 5, 2011 at 11:31 AM

    Oh my gosh this is beautiful!
    I've always loved their feathers glistening in the sunlight.
    Awesome work Kerri!

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  28. shabby girlMarch 5, 2011 at 8:27 PM

    Oh my Lord! We have been trying to record the grackles here in TX, because they sound like they've been listening to some kind of radio frequency. Bizarre!
    Great shot!

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  29. UnknownMarch 5, 2011 at 9:52 PM

    What a great grackle!

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  30. DellaMarch 5, 2011 at 10:54 PM

    That is one of the most beautiful birds I've ever seen! I've never heard of Grackles either. Thanks for sharing, and great photo Kerri!

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  31. Out on the prairieMarch 9, 2011 at 10:09 AM

    Very nice detail in thios shot. Many people call them mistakingly blackbirds, but look at the colors.

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  32. DianneMarch 9, 2011 at 11:03 PM

    the color blue is astounding
    love the quote

    congrats on POTW

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  33. AnonymousMarch 10, 2011 at 6:29 AM

    I've seen those colors in the wild, but in my photos the birds always look solid black. Great job capturing the iridescence.

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  34. KellyMarch 10, 2011 at 5:25 PM

    Wow, that color is stunning!!! So pretty!

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