# Morning Tom **URL:** \ **Category:** Image Critiques\ **Tags:** birds\ **Created:** [January 2, 2025, 9:07pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/morning-tom/44720 "2025-01-02T21:07:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dave\_Douglass](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/dave_douglass/32/5332_2.png) [@Dave\_Douglass](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Dave_Douglass)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2025, 9:07pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/morning-tom/44720/1 "2025-01-02T21:07:27Z")
![TOM.jpg](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/5/1/51b61ba2b3c25c8c9a14630e59fba501a0649fb8.jpeg) > **Critique Style Requested:** _Standard_ > > The photographer is looking for generalized feedback about the aesthetic and technical qualities of their image. ### Description We had a flock of turkeys cruise thru our backyard early this morning and here’s a tom I got with an interesting backlight as he was showing off. ### Specific Feedback Overall. I reduced the brightness of that upper right branch some. I Thought I’d leave it in there to kinda keep the balance of that part of the BG. Yeah? ### Technical Details Z9, 180-600 lens, Nikon 1.4 TC, monopod, 1/1600th, f 9.0, 750mm, ISO 10000, cropped to 6331 x 5021 * * * ### Critique Template Use of the template is optional, but it can help spark ideas. - Vision and Purpose: - Conceptual: - Emotional Impact and Mood: - Composition: - Balance and Visual Weight: - Depth and Dimension: - Color: - Lighting: - Processing: - Technical: ---
**Author:** ![Allen\_Brooks](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/allen_brooks/32/390_2.png) [@Allen\_Brooks](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Allen_Brooks)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2025, 10:38pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/morning-tom/44720/2 "2025-01-02T22:38:40Z")
Excellent detail and light. I 'm in favor of keeping the greenery on the left. Good foreground/background DOF. We have turkeys in our neighborhood as well and this morning I took an early walk and witnessed about 25 leaving their fir tree roost and flying to the ground-quite a sight to see these large birds in flight. ---
**Author:** ![Dennis\_Plank](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/dennis_plank/32/27033_2.png) [@Dennis\_Plank](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Dennis_Plank)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2025, 12:02am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/morning-tom/44720/3 "2025-01-03T00:02:09Z")
Cool backlit image, Dave. Some of the highlights on the edges look a bit hot, but with the backlight they don’t bother me much. I don’t know what evolution was thinking when it put such an ugly head on what is otherwise such a gorgeous bird. ---
**Author:** ![Ed\_Williams](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/ed_williams/32/65698_2.png) [@Ed\_Williams](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Ed_Williams)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2025, 3:28am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/morning-tom/44720/4 "2025-01-03T03:28:23Z")
I really like the lighting in this one Dave. I love this time of year when things get really cold outside. ---
**Author:** ![Allen\_Sparks](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/allen_sparks/32/63507_2.png) [@Allen\_Sparks](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Allen_Sparks)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2025, 6:08am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/morning-tom/44720/5 "2025-01-03T06:08:53Z")
Nice catch Dave. I like the rim lighting on the bird with nice details still intact. If it were mine, I’d try removing the greenery on the left and tone down the bottom elements. I could see adding more space on the left if that doesn’t create more problems composition-wise. ---
**Author:** ![Karl\_Zuzarte](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/bbce88/32.png) [@Karl\_Zuzarte](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Karl_Zuzarte)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2025, 2:56am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/morning-tom/44720/6 "2025-01-06T02:56:41Z")
Though backlit, nwell handled Green LUC is distracting to me - if u agree, try desaturating osme