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Marks_21,
There is no question you win first prize for turkey photos. I try to take a decent one, but yours can't be beat.


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It is truly a treat to see someone take the trouble to compose a great photograph. The second pic is my favorite also- we often analyze guns or politics; how about his photography? As we help others in their double gun awareness or shooting skills, how about shooting pics? What makes his pics better than most?

I'll start: the ridge and rock form lead in lines drawing the eye to the subject. The law of thirds is prominent in pic two. The immediate background has a dash of color, the distant hazy background landscape is muted and almost mysterious, not unlike the techniques the master painters employed, and of course, the utilization of light and shadow.

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I like the first picture better because, while the backlighting is dramatic and the light through the fan is a neat effect, the subjects are pretty dark, both hunter and bird. Of course, with more frontal lighting, the background would hardly be dramatic as it is here.

The lighting in the first picture is just about spot on.

I suppose I'm a bit different than most, but I like game photos without people in them. I pretty much never take a photo with me in it.


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All I have is a phone camera and I'm not talented anyhow, so I really enjoy the pics posted by others here. Marks' photos are great.

As far as I am concerned flat land turkeys rule. Gil and I are the same age, but he's a mountain man compared to me. He still runs and guns where as I have become a hunter who takes a position, builds a blind and waits for one to come by. Now and again, one will...Geo

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That's a lil modest geo

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I can't make gorgeous pictures, but I will post what I have. I've been in OK the past 3 days, and have had a good hunt. I got this one about 7:30 yesterday morning:



I carried him into the shade and tagged him and was looking for a place to hang him so I could go hunt another one, and one gobbled only about 75 yards away. I made one soft call and this one came strolling up to me:




I only heard one gobbling on the roost this morning, but he gobbled good and really responded well to the Rivercane call that Gil made for me. He had ten hens with him, and I don't think one of them liked the sound of the Rivercane. She came looking to whip the new hen, and the rest of the flock followed, with this boy bringing up the rear:



They were all shot with the tight barrel and TSS#9, at ranges from 27 to 36 yards. It was said in this forum before the season that I was a moron for using these shells. I'm still trying to understand what is wrong with them.

A good day to all!

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Coosa is a Gobbler machine. Good work!...Geo

Lotsa drag damage on the middle bird; very little on the other two. You musta got the dominant bird and two of his buddies.

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Coosa, there's a tri-state contract secured by the Meleagris Mafia on your head. Beware. You've had a great season. Gil

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What a great lil gun! What is it and does it have screw in chokes? Single trigger makes me feel old

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Originally Posted By: 67galaxie
What a great lil gun! What is it and does it have screw in chokes? Single trigger makes me feel old


Thanks for the compliment; it is a $486 Yildiz. I had the barrels shortened to 24", and it has an alloy receiver, so the weight is just 5 lb 6 oz. It is threaded for the Tru-choke system, and I just have a cheap Carlson choke in the tight barrel. The TSS I shoot doesn't need an expensive turkey choke.

It would be close to my idea of the perfect turkey gun if it only had 2 triggers. I've given up on ever finding the perfect turkey gun, but this one will get my by and I don't worry about scratching it up.

I called up 3 KS gobblers this morning, but they stayed so close together that I couldn't shoot without killing them all. This one finally split off at 15 yards and he caught a load of TSS#10. Good luck to everyone still hunting.


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