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Meleagris gallopavo


Meleagris gallopavo
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Copyright: Annick Vanderschelden (vanderschelden) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2629 W: 76 N: 6643] (26517)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-04-29
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon 350D (Digital Rebel XT), 70-200f2.8L IS
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-05-13 3:40
Viewed: 697
Points: 28
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Wiki...
The Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) is native to North America and is the heaviest member of the Galliformes. It is one of two species of turkey, the other being the Ocellated Turkey, found in Central and South America.) Adult Wild Turkeys have a small, featherless, bluish head; a red throat in males; long reddish-orange to greyish-blue legs; and a dark-brown to black body. The head has fleshy growths called caruncles; in excited turkeys, a fleshy flap on the bill expands, becoming engorged with blood. Males have red wattles on the throat and neck. Each foot has four toes, and males have rear spurs on their lower legs.

Photo...
taken in Apenheul. Apeldoorn, The Netherlands.
Underexposed a bit to my regret. Exposing to the right would have been more appropriate in terms of generating deep shadow detail.
Further on...
In my pp workflow I used the 'treshold' to set my black and white points; afterwards applying these samples in 'curves'.
Did the latter in Photoshop(jpeg) and not in ACR plug-in(RAW)...I think this could be done in ACR as well?

Exif later..
Sunny Sunday and fantastic week...
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Hi Annick ,
great shot with excellent focus.
it has vivid colours.
nice sharpness and light is great.
thanks for sharing
Regards
Saeed

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  • hansh Gold Star Critiquer [C: 184 W: 1 N: 393] (2011)
  • [2007-05-13 5:05]

Dag Annick.
Wij kunnen toch wel blij zijn dat we niet met zoveel vellen rond moeten lopen. Mooie kleurrijke foto.
Gr. Hans

Hola Annick,
Excelente retrato, con buena definición y bello colorido. Saludos
José Ramón

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  • joey Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1681 W: 242 N: 5550] (19643)
  • [2007-05-13 5:33]

Hi Annick,
what a hideous bird! (no offense to the Turkey!)
Great composition and vivid colours.
Well done,
Joey

Hi Annick,

Another fantastic portrait. Very nice detail in the head and plumage, and nice BG. Well done.

Jan-Hendrik

Hello Annick,
This wild turkey is fantastic. The colors are vivid. Great pov and composition. TFS this wonderful image.
JC

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  • OzBY Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 182 W: 2 N: 309] (1067)
  • [2007-05-13 11:29]

Hi Annick,

Great picture of this ugly tuekey.
Great color, lighting, sharpness and background

Oz

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  • wuta Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 871 W: 2 N: 606] (2034)
  • [2007-05-13 14:08]

Hallo Annick , Prachtig portret van de Kalkoen hoe kan het groeien ,hele mooie kleuren en scherpte ,Groeten Teunie .

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1988 W: 5 N: 5524] (20880)
  • [2007-05-13 15:45]

Hi Annick. what a coloureful bird.great detail . with a nice POV. and sharp focus. well done TFS.Nick..

Hello Annick this is awsome the colours amazing and a perfect portrait excellent contrasting details tfs rgds necip.

Hello Annick
Very intersting portrait of this Wild Turkey,
Great lighting,BG and composition,
Fantastic colors,Superb shot,friend.

Good Luck
Fartash

Bonsoir Annick
Excellente photo avec ces belles couleurs,netteté et qualité d'imageet Beau BG

Félicitations! et au revoir....JP

Magnifiques détails et supebes couleurs.
Bravo
Marie

Hi Annick,
You certainly get round the world. Are these Turkey's really that wonderful colouration all the time or is it just in the breeding season. Excellent photo of this (to me) ugly bird.
Regards,
Peter

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