Wild Turkey - hen

[Gail Spitler]

'Tis the season for these birds... Not really, these birds are wild around here and actually feeder birds.
I know you'll see the grass on her beak. Right now that's beyond my PP skills to remedy.
Comments and suggestions much appreciated.

Cheers
Gail
Canon 7D with 500mm + 1.4x, 1/640 sec at f/5.6, eval metering, 0 comp, central spot focus, ISO 400

[William Malacarne]

Gail

Great shot....nice detail and very good background.

Bill

[Thanaboon Jearkjirm]

Very nice portrait, you definitely have the eye in focus here, love the sharpness, the details and the color. I might crop a little off the top, run a round of NR on the background and tone down the beak a bit. I don't mind about the grass that much, it tells me a story.

[Katie Rupp]

That's quite a look you're getting and I wouldn't even think about removing the grasses; to me it gives the image that little something different. Good detail, HA, and agree that a bit of NR would improve it.

[wendell westfall]

I like it Gail, but I would remove the grass. It should be easy (even for me); one way is simply to use the clone stamp repeatedly, in VERY small steps.

[kostas nianiopoulos]

verry nice image Gail , i wish it was mine ... well done ..

[Gus Cobos]

Hi Gail,
A lovely portrait indeed, I like the close up pose with the crystal clear eye...the background showcases your subject quite well, making him pop out...well done...looking forward to more...:cool:

[Alfred Forns]

I like it a lot Gail Sharp and lovely bg !! Agree on bg noise, what I usually do is run a soft brush on a layer, seems to smooth things out !!

Would remove the extra catchlight and grass wise does not bother me, might not be that easy removing !! .. fine looking bird !!!

[Jeff Cashdollar]

I like this one, well done and very original. Nice detail for the 1.4 TC, what type of NR are you running. I use Tpoaz on entire image often with no loss to IQ. NIK has a new NR tool that allows you to apply based on colors and/or hand placed markers for those who do not want to fiddle with PS layers and such. The are offered as stand alone point applications or PS plus-ins and offer 15 day trial versions.

Gail - nice work!

[Mirenchu Fernandez]

Excellent image!

[Gail Spitler]

Thanks everyone - really helpful. I appreciate the observation of the noise in the bg, I am still sorting out how much is present with the 7D under various conditions and deciding how I want to deal with it in my workflow.
Thanks again
Cheers
Gail