Wild Turkey (afternoon nap)

The green actually looks a little unnatural. It is not out of bounds but any such changes should look natural still.

The main feature with Turkeys is the skin folding around the face and this is nice to feature. This bird is not is very good light and the interesting part of the bird is too dark and the light is reflected from the back.

Light is the essence in most photography use it to highlight the interesting features of the target bird. Try and get the bird isolated so the viewer can concentrate on its features and not be distracted by other things. When shooting birds....especially something as large as a turkey I would use an aperture of at least f8 to get as much of the bird in focus as possible.

natural photography is a wonder pursuit....all the best with it


Graeme

Thank you, Graeme for the thoughtful advice. You have been very helpful.

Best,

Matt

I'm also new to this and I've learned a lot from the comments. Keep posting and happy shooting.

They really have a face that only a mother could love!

Graeme has covered the main points Matt, and I will just add that you have got some nice sharp detail of the head even though it could be in better light - and the low angle is just right for this type of shot.