Thursday, June 05, 2008
Wild Turkey
This is the Osceola subspecies of turkey, only found in the Florida peninsula.
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A Gary Player photo...you know 'the more you practice the luckier you get'...the shape of the grasses in general and the placement of the stalk leading off the head of the bird in particular, are, well, Gary Player.
Without knowing anything about Gary Player, I understand what Colin is on about: it also ties in with David Hurn's 'on being a photographer' that I'm reading (quite a few decades too late!).
Another one for the Audubon book! The markings are not designed by you but they are caught very well. Presumably this is the female.
I note from Google that these are hunted: is there any regulation by season/area/number?
I don't know much about Gary Player either, except as a famous name in golf. I think I get it though and I'm taking it as a positive comment! However, I do believe there is an element of luck involved in nature photography that is not insignificant.
One reason I posted this is because I was a bit unsure of the composition and thought I'd see if I got a reaction to that.
John, yes, this is a female and yes, hunting turkeys is regulated by season, area, and probably also by number.
The plumage on turkeys is quite beautiful, especially in spring.
A very nice portrait of this turkey and much unlike those we find in Western Pennsylvia. Not sure I would want to shoot this one;- )
Nice use of the shallow DoF to isolate and frame this image. Stong sense of place and location.
You ask about composition, I think it is a smidgen too central. On the plus side it has that technical quality plus the DoF and colours that make your nature images special.
As central as the bird is this works well. The darker grasses form a strong base and the curved grasses match the curve of the birds back.
Wonderfyl colours in the plummage.
What a 'beautiful' specimen. The background here helps to add some movement to the shot. I'd also agree that the bird's placement is a little too central and would warrant a bit more space to walk in to on the left as we view it. Otherwise, given the hunched pose, perhaps an even tighter crop? Or how about placing the bird top right? Do you have more of the shot to play with?
Guy -- this is the full frame. I would wish the bird to have a bit more to the left and ideally to have a bit more at the bottom also. The turkey was moving much faster than is evident from this still image -- not always easy to line up the shot perfectly. I could probably get away with cropping a bit from the back and top. (but doubt that I will!)
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Another one for the Audubon book! The markings are not designed by you but they are caught very well. Presumably this is the female.
I note from Google that these are hunted: is there any regulation by season/area/number?
One reason I posted this is because I was a bit unsure of the composition and thought I'd see if I got a reaction to that.
John, yes, this is a female and yes, hunting turkeys is regulated by season, area, and probably also by number.
The plumage on turkeys is quite beautiful, especially in spring.
Nice use of the shallow DoF to isolate and frame this image. Stong sense of place and location.
Wonderfyl colours in the plummage.