CaptainC wrote:
Let me ask you a question - are the images you are posting images you think would sell by being online? If they are, you are going to wait a long time for a check. The little boat is not really interesting at all, the turkey is not composed well and is waaay too busy. Is it a shot of a log with a turkey behind it or a shot of a turkey with some stuff around it? If you want a photo of a turkey, the bird needs to be dominant in the image. You need to be a LOT closer and lower - looks like you were standing up when you took it.
Go to iStockPhoto.com, type in Wild Turkey and see how it is done - and what you have to compete with.
The white bird (Egret?) is a nice shot-good composition and it looks like there is detail in the white. But the angle is not good as it is going away from you and the head is dark with no light in the eye. It is, however, by far the best image.
I am not trying to be harsh, but realistic. And you did ask.
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I understand Captain, I don't expect anyone to blow sunshine in my ears, I am just starting to venture out on this for the first time, so I know I have a lot to learn. And I figured that coming here with some of these pics was a good idea to seek advise on making a photo vs a snapshot.
As for the tom turkey, I had to shoot this one from my pickup at dusk, and he was a good distance away. As you might know about turkeys yourself, they are extremely skittish, and would have been gone like a fart in a hurricane if I even thought of getting any closer. Perhaps I could have cropped the pic, but I thought the log complimented the tom as it would be part of his environment, but I can see where it might be a distraction. I guess I will need to save up for a longer lens or one of those telephoto lenses that multiply the zoom. My lens is a 55-300mm Nikkor DX VR.