How lucky am I to see and photograph a wild Tom Turkey on Thanksgiving Day? I was photographing Deer on my property near the Ouachita National Forest here in Arkansas. This single Tom Turkey was following behind the Deer as they were passing my setup.



How I Got The Shot: Tom Turkey On Thanksgiving Day
I was sitting in a ground blind photographing Deer that stay around my property when this Tom Turkey arrived.
Gear Used:
- Camera: Fujifilm X-T3
- Lens: Canon EF 100-400 mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS II USM (attached with a Fringer EF-FX Pro)
Technical:
- Location: Oden (Arkansas)
- Date and Time Taken: November 26, 2020 (08:43 A. M.)
- Aperture Priority
- Aperture: f5.6
- Shutter speed: 1/125 and 1/150 sec. (as determined by the camera)
- ISO: 2500
- White Balance: Auto
- Metering Mode: Multi
- Back-button Focus
- Single Point Continuous Auto Focus
- Exposure Compensation: 0
- Focal Length: 400 mm
- Processed With Luminar 4