Wild Turkey

Gallery: AvianPosted April 13, 2014168 views12 comments

April 8, 2014 Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, Plum Island, Massachusetts

On our recent trip to the Boston area, I had one day to shoot and went to the Plum Island area seeking Snowy Owls. I posted one a few days ago. Until the last part of the day when I finally photographed an owl, shots of a flock of Wild Turkeys were the only bird shots on this dreary, often rainy day. This Tom posed with his tail feathers furled most of the time I was there.

Nikon D4 Nikkor 600mm 1.4TC 850mm ISO640 1/1250 f/8 White Balance Cloudy Processed in Lightroom, CS6, and NIK.

Comments welcome

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on April 13, 2014 at 7:59 PM

Good job catching this Tom in full strut Patrick. Well composed and the background colors work really well with the Turkey. Because of the lighting conditions I would be tempted to bump up the contrast a tad to give the blacks a little more pop. A small nit on an excellent image. Great job!

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Comment posted by Rick Cloran on April 13, 2014 at 8:20 PM

Nice shot Patrick. The larger view shows the detail you captured. I'm inclined to agree with Matt on a bit more contrast, but I think I would try using Clarity where it tends to focus on the mid tones a bit more.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on April 13, 2014 at 8:55 PM

Lovely shot of the Tom in full display and ready for "Hoochie Mama!"

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on April 13, 2014 at 9:00 PM

A small consolation prize... we have hundreds of wild turkeys that start squawking at dawn minus 20.
Nice angle on this fellow, but could use more contract and/or structure. Sorry you didn't find more snowies..
Sandy

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on April 13, 2014 at 9:15 PM

Nice detail, dof and color. Good display image.

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on April 13, 2014 at 9:38 PM

The light you captured on those body feathers is just incredible! I like it as posted. Sharon

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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on April 13, 2014 at 9:55 PM

One of the better turkey images I've seen. Great capture.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on April 14, 2014 at 9:08 AM

Great POV and pose Patrick, nice DOF & details as well.
I need to get to the neighbors and shoot this guy, they have several running around there..
Well done!

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on April 14, 2014 at 9:28 AM

Nice image Patrick...of course love the open tail feathers and the low angle. Agree the image could use a bit more pop.....but nice you had this alternative to photograph....it's a good alternative to have.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on April 14, 2014 at 4:29 PM

A very nice display pose, Patrick. nice detail in the larger image.

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Comment posted by David Haynes on April 16, 2014 at 12:55 AM

WOW Patrick. That's a winner in anyones book. I agree with some of the others about the need for some clarity. What a pose with great light. Stellar image my Friend. Way to go.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on April 19, 2014 at 1:03 PM

Quite a display he's putting on. Very nicely captured and composed Patrick. A little more contrast for me too.

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