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16-NOV-2008 Robert Klingensmith

Thanksgiving Survivors by Bob K.

Natrona County, Wyoming

Olympus E-3 ,Olympus Zuiko 8mm f/3.5 FE
1/500s f/7.1 at 8.0mm iso100 full exif

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Guest 08-Dec-2008 03:15
Thanks Brent,
Before Thanksgiving, there were 11 turkeys and now there are only 10. These three are still alive and kicking. Some of the FE distortion is missing because I did a slight rotate and cropping to improve the image. Because it is the FE, I was able to just reach out with at arms length with the camera and not have to worry about the focus since anything over 3" was going to be in focus. That probably put the camera within 6-8" of the gobbler in the center. -- Bob K.
Olympus DSLR Challenge06-Dec-2008 14:52
You must have been incredibly close, Bob. Really appreciate the sharpness (my birdshots always look like the birds are covered with down ;-) If this is the FishEye you must have shot it just right to avoid distortions. hahaha - judging by the date looks like they were all shot before Thanksgiving - if only by camera :-)

brent
Guest 06-Dec-2008 12:41
Thanks Brenda,
Your comments are always appreciated. -- Bob K.
Guest 28-Nov-2008 20:17
In many ways, these birds could be a metaphor for us. We survive when the odds are against us. Sometimes, we seem to get killed just for someone else's sport or amusement. Those who live and those who die appear to be randomly chosen. And people we trust most can often be our worst enemies, if we only knew.

Lovely fall shot! It has such strong rural character, I can readily relate.

Brenda