Wild Turkey

[Chris Hansen]

Wow! It's hard to post after looking at that beautiful roller.

A wild turkey near my house. I got down low as it was coming up to the top of a rise. It was very early morning light. I had trouble isolating him as he was part of a large flock of about thirty birds. They sure are boisterous and noisy.

Canon 10D
Canon 100-400 IS @ 275 mm
Bogen tripod and heavy duty ballhead
Canon shutter release
ISO 200
-1 ev 1/30 sec @ F5.6

All CC appreciated.

God bless,

Chris

[Alfred Forns]

Hi Chris Sure wish the light was from a different direction, right behind you would have lit up that bird !!!

I like the pose and look, would suggest more room on the left but do like the placement.

[Maxis Gamez]

I have to agree with Al all the way. There is a "glowing" all around the bird. I'm not sure if that's natural.... ??

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Nice angle, eye contact and BG. I agree on more room at the left and some S/H to get more details in the shadows.

[Aidan Briggs]

Nice eye contact. The BG looks a little odd. I agree with Al about the lighting.