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Images => Nature, Flora, Fauna & Landscapes => Topic started by: Kuri on April 12, 2018, 11:19:59

Title: Turkeys
Post by: Kuri on April 12, 2018, 11:19:59

These are wild turkeys. There are too many of them around my house.
I apologize if I have posted this picture already.
D810, 200-500mm VR.
This was shot in the rain, you can see some falling against the background in places.

Title: Re: Turkeys
Post by: Randy Stout on April 12, 2018, 12:49:00

Kuri:

Very strong sense of their environment, like the soft light from the rain, nice rendering of the background, rain drops add.

In a perfect world, perhaps a slightly less obstructed view of the bird on the right, but of course, this is often what we see in reality.

Cheers

Randy

Title: Re: Turkeys
Post by: armando_m on April 12, 2018, 14:30:42

now that is an unusual sight

thanks for sharing your image

Title: Re: Turkeys
Post by: Frank Fremerey on April 12, 2018, 14:57:02

I am always bewildered to see these special creatures!
In your picture, esp. the right one reminds me strongly that birds are direct descendents of Dinosaurs!

PS: I love the rain in the picture. I love to shoot, when it rains in general!

Title: Re: Turkeys
Post by: rosko on April 12, 2018, 20:09:12

Quote from: Frank Fremerey on April 12, 2018, 14:57:02

PS: I love the rain in the picture.

I love it too ! :)

I think it brings something special to you image.

Well done !

Francis.

Title: Re: Turkeys
Post by: atpaula on April 12, 2018, 20:23:55

Quote from: Randy Stout on April 12, 2018, 12:49:00

Kuri:

Very strong sense of their environment, like the soft light from the rain, nice rendering of the background, rain drops add.

In a perfect world, perhaps a slightly less obstructed view of the bird on the right, but of course, this is often what we see in reality.

Cheers

Randy

+1
Thank you for posting.

Title: Re: Turkeys
Post by: Akira on April 12, 2018, 20:32:28

I don't remember if I have ever seen a wild turkey.  The rain adds a nice backdrop!  Thank you for sharing!

Title: Re: Turkeys
Post by: pluton on April 12, 2018, 22:11:15

Quote from: Frank Fremerey on April 12, 2018, 14:57:02

I am always bewildered to see these special creatures!
In your picture, esp. the right one reminds me strongly that birds are direct descendents of Dinosaurs!

It is easy for me to imagine these birds as giant 10 meter tall monsters crashing through a low forest.

Title: Re: Turkeys
Post by: Kuri on April 14, 2018, 06:08:01

Thank you for the comments everyone. I really do like the D810, and the 200-500mm RV lens.  That combination works very nice for me in regular visual.
I am a full spectrum nut, so I don't do a lot of visual...
I have used a Nikon TC-14E II (1.4 teleconverter), with the 200-500mm lens, and it seems to work very well.
I don't know if there is any better difference in using the newer III version, but their might be.