Brush Turkey (Portrait)

[Mark Young]

G'day everyone,

I thought I'ld have another go at doing a portrait shot.

Compared to my last Duck portrait, I've included more room around the head.

Canon 400D 300mm F4 L + 1.4TC, ISO200, F5.6, 1/200, AV priority, Evaluative metering.
PP: Cropped approx 40%, USM, SH adjust, NR on BG.

[Colin Knight]

Razor sharp and great detail for a large crop. I still might like a little more room to the right. Not the most attractive subject I've seen. :)

[Alfred Forns]

Hi Mark Would crop tighter on the left to the area neck is turning !!! ... will make the right look better proportioned Sharp and well exposed and I think a handsome bird ... what are you talking about Colin :D PS wise would try smoothing the lines on top of head in bg, keep getting drawn to the area.

dof wise stopping down will not make a huge difference but is always good to try if the bg is far away enough !! Do like it a lot !!

[Colin Knight]

Come on Alfred, that's a face only a mother could love! :)

[Mark Young]

Thanks Alfred, I'll try a repost tonight with the suggestions.

@ Colin, I'm with you mate! There's a reason why when you see pictures of common birds in Australia you generally dont seen ones of this bird! ;)
They used to hunt and eat these birds last century. Every now and again you'll bump into an old bloke who'll tell you all about them, and then he'll finish with 'And they're not a bad tasting bird either'!

[Colin Knight]

Thanks for the additional info and humor Mark. Enjoyed your post.

[Dave Mills]

Good comments by Al. I love the sharpness on the beak to eye.

[Lance Peters]

Hi -AL nailed it - like the clear sharp eye and good HA.
Keep em coming :)

[arash_hazeghi]

Aweee! what a cute chick! well done

[Alfred Forns]

Aweee! what a cute chick! well done

.................. I'm glad someone agrees its cute :D:)