Stand off.. There was a big, wild, tom turkey fight on my driveway a few days ago. They are going crazy over the hens.These were three of the Toms staring down another Tom. I grabbed...

riverlass Loc: northern California

There was a big, wild, tom turkey fight on my driveway a few days ago. They are going crazy over the hens.These were three of the Toms staring down another Tom. I grabbed my Nikon D5100 and the 18-300 lens and caught them in the stand off.
I also desaturated the image, making it black and white. Then I cropped it, darkened it and sharpened it a little.

Wild Turkey standoff.

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DOOK Loc: Maclean, Australia

Nice shot. These birds would have been pretty colorful. Is there a reason why you removed the color (just preferring B & W would be a valid reason)? Just wondering, that's all, because we rarely see B & W pics in Close up. :-) :-)

riverlass Loc: northern California

DOOK wrote:

Nice shot. These birds would have been pretty colorful. Is there a reason why you removed the color (just preferring B & W would be a valid reason)? Just wondering, that's all, because we rarely see B & W pics in Close up. :-) :-)

Thanks for the comment, Dook. I took the color out because I wanted the lines and shapes of the composition to be the focus of the image. The turkey have very red parts on them, during mating season, to attract the hens. I didn't want that to distract from the form of feathers and the expressions on their faces. In this particular photo I wanted only shapes and forms to emerge.

Dixiegirl Loc: Alabama gulf coast

Fantastic shot, Riverlass! I love it! It's amazing to me how 'tame' the wild turkeys are in other parts of the country. They're so illusive here and only seen in wooded areas.

riverlass wrote:

There was a big, wild, tom turkey fight on my driveway a few days ago. They are going crazy over the hens.These were three of the Toms staring down another Tom. I grabbed my Nikon D5100 and the 18-300 lens and caught them in the stand off.
I also desaturated the image, making it black and white. Then I cropped it, darkened it and sharpened it a little.

DOOK Loc: Maclean, Australia

riverlass wrote:

Thanks for the comment, Dook. I took the color out because I wanted the lines and shapes of the composition to be the focus of the image. The turkey have very red parts on them, during mating season, to attract the hens. I didn't want that to distract from the form of feathers and the expressions on their faces. In this particular photo I wanted only shapes and forms to emerge.

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riverlass Loc: northern California

Dixiegirl wrote:

Fantastic shot, Riverlass! I love it! It's amazing to me how 'tame' the wild turkeys are in other parts of the country. They're so illusive here and only seen in wooded areas.

Thanks Dixiegirl. These wild turkey seem to think they own the place. Right now they are really being crazy because of the mating season. We do live in the woods, so they arrive everyday and gather at the water hole. We are all pretty use to each other.

Dixiegirl Loc: Alabama gulf coast

riverlass wrote:

Thanks Dixiegirl. These wild turkey seem to think they own the place. Right now they are really being crazy because of the mating season. We do live in the woods, so they arrive everyday and gather at the water hole. We are all pretty use to each other.

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sailorsmom Loc: Souderton, PA

Very good shot, riverlass!