Tom x 2

[Ptax]

Visited the Nature Center today. I would have liked to have been down lower but had to shoot from behind the glass in the viewing area.

Critique appreciated.

[Dubbs5050]

ha...these things look funny ... very cool birds with great color....but I think they should be centered....that wood thing does nothing for this photo, except for take away from the birds....maybe sho0t at a lower angle too, although I am not sure how often you encounter these things....maybe a crop will do for now.

[Ptax]

Thanks for the suggestions. Here in the Ozarks these aren't too rare a beast, but seldom do you catch them putting on quite such a display.

[Lori11]

Great photo LOL they look like bookends

[GB1]

Wow, this is different, even funny. How did you get such a great shot of Bush and Chenney? (lol). They almost seem like they're obeying your orders to go over there and stand up straight for a photo. I didn't know turkeys were so obedient!

It's a good shot btw but I wonder if there was another angle where you could have gotten a more supportive background. If you were limited by glass, and probably a viewport, probably not. It's good for what it is though. Might also be able to use them as source material for a future collage/ cut and paste expt.

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[Ptax]

Thanks for taking the time to comment. Your feedback is appreciated.

[polarbeardiggers]

I think its a not bad shot at all, you some how impressed the birds for them to show off like that, we have a protected park not far out of city limits where they roam free,i have several shots even three females with their chicks running amuck,. I would of like to see a more side view of their beaks and beards with all their splendid coloring.perhaps more at their level would make the perfect shot.

[Ptax]

. . .you some how impressed the birds for them to show off like that,

Alas, I cannot take any credit for that. Nature and the four hens in the vicinity were the toms' impetus for the show.

[Don Schaeffer]

I love the composition of this. You obviously thought about it. The vivid contrast of the birds against the background really works. Of course I think it would be better if that pole grate thing weren't there, but hey. Is there a little too much green--a green bias to he color or is that me?

[MB1]

I'm thinking it is actually "Tom x 3" and you need a tighter crop as all the stuff on the left adds nothing and reduces the impact of the birds on the viewer.