Thanksgiving Guest
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May, 2021Views
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Winner in Any bird tail feathers spread Photo Challenge
Peer Award
Magnificent Capture
Superb Composition
Top Choice
Absolute Masterpiece
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CURUTCHET
August 07, 2021
i understand why the native american used the feathers for their head dresses
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NatureCoast
August 21, 2021
Congratulations on your winning award. Hopefully this one will get a Thanksgiving pardon.😊
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Behind The Lens
Location
I took this photo in my backyard. This beautiful large Tom was displaying for a female in front of him.Time
It was about 30 minutes before sunset.Lighting
The warm sunlight brought out the full range of colors in the puffed up feathers of this mature Wild Turkey.Equipment
This was taken with my Nikon D300 and 18-200 Nikon Zoom cranked out to 185mm (277mm film equivalent).Inspiration
The magnificant colors, proud strutting and spread out tail feathers were so amazing. I grabbed my camera and was able to get several shots before the display ended.Editing
Very little post processing was needed for this colorful well exposed image. Only some minor cropping, contrast, saturation and sharpening were needed needed.In my camera bag
Normally I have several lenses of various focal lengths in my bag when I do planned photo shoots.Feedback
The favorable lighting made all the difference. This was captured at one of the best times of day with the golden hour sunlight gently and gorgeously front lighting and illuminating the colorful feathers and seemingly bringing the bird to life in the image.
