Tom Strut

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Critique Style Requested: Standard

The photographer is looking for generalized feedback about the aesthetic and technical qualities of their image.

Description

I had the pleasure of observing this tom strutting his stuff out back yesterday afternoon. I am always amazed at their transformation from an ordinary looking thing to this stunning look. The nearby hens always appear to completely ignore the show.

Specific Feedback

Should I have cloned out that stump on the right? It’s human evidence but does it matter here?

Technical Details

Z9, 180-600 lens, Nikon 1.4 TC, 1/2000th, f 9.0, 930mm, ISO 10000, monopod, cropped to 5392 x 3592

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Excellent depth of field, Dave and you even managed to make the eye show up reasonably well, a real challenge in large birds like this.

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Nice displaying pose with good colors and detail. No problem, for me, with the stump.

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Hi Dave, good details on the bird with sharpness throughout. Fine colors. The stump does draw my eye some.