Mr Rooster

I've been trying to get a good shot of one of these guys for a while.

They sure don't like to stand still very long and seem to have

figured out how to stay out of gun / camera range. I waited for him

to work his way across the hill high enough so I could get the sky

behind and make him stand out better. What do you think?

I like it! The color and the focus on the grass are the best parts. Perhaps there is too much sky; I can't envision the best crop for this one :)

I'm glad you like it. Thank you for taking the time to comment. I tried it with less sky but it seemed that a bird needs sky... ;-) It might have helped if there were a couple of nice clouds to break up all the blue.

Bill

Nice bird. I agree with the less sky thought. But of more interest to me is how the breast of the bird seems to keep my focus. The spots look very bold and clear. I know getting this guy must have been tough. I have been chasing wild turkeys for a month. Maybe you could have got a bit more of the front of the bird rather than a profile. Great shot regardless.

Nice color! 6/6

Prob lies with the lens Bill...just get a 5-600 ed lolol... I have same prob and used a 80-400 for awhile and worked fine...but that lens wasn't sharp enough so dumped it..but usually a 300 4.5 is great.