Morning Sun Strut

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Description

This lone tom turkey was out back early yesterday morning practicing his floor show for the ladies so I grabbed the camera and eased back there looking for some moments. There was a small spot of sunlight that I kept hoping he’d step into and, after several “fingers crossed” minutes, he stepped into it. Got him!

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Cropping? He was not ver far away so I didn’t have much space to play with while cropping. I still like it, even though it’s a little tight. You?

Technical Details

Z9, 180-600 lens, Nikon 1.4 TC, monopod, 1/2000th, f 8.0, 350mm, ISO 25600, cropped to 7345 x 5504.

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Excellent detail throughout the bird, Dave and a very nice pose. I like the background trees as they provide a nice setting without being distracting. I do wish the spotlight wasn’t there as it tends to make it difficult to pull my eyes away from the brightly lit area to explore the rest of the bird.

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Great lighting and detail in this one Dave. He is giving you a nice pose to work with.

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The light is amazing! Good call to see it and wait for it, nice job capturing it.

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Dave, you found a great subject in nice light. Very fine detsil and a nice pose.
The bright area on the wing is a little distracting, so I’d suggest burning that down a bit to allow focus on that wonderful head.
Very competant image!

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Hi Dave, a fine catch. I love the colors and feather detail. Separated enough from the background. I agree about darkening down the brighter light hitting the rear wing. I could also see adding some space on top.