Three Moons Over Choke Canyon...

Gallery: AvianPosted December 11, 200310,993 views25 comments

I had posted this in the TNP forum a couple days ago..but thought I throw it out here too.. I had originally thought these might be Larry, Moe and Curly - as in the 3 Stooges - since they were acting totally stupid trying to attract the hens without any success..LOL - but someone pointed out that they may be..ahem.."mooning" the photographer!

Nikon D100, Sigma 105mm EX Macro lens @ f/2.8, Aperture priority
Manual focus, Shutter @ 1/80s, -2/3 EV, Natural light
Matrix metered, Braced on car door
Full frame

Michael

Comments

25 comments

Comment posted by Wes Syposz on December 11, 2003 at 8:09 PM

"Synchronized tail lifting". Maybe it will make to the next Olympics.
Great capture.

Cheers,

Registered on December 7, 2003, 44 Posts, 82 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Zipp on December 11, 2003 at 9:05 PM

Oh man, what a great shot!

Registered on November 1, 2003, 86 Posts, 940 Comments

Comment posted by Betty Frazier on December 11, 2003 at 9:06 PM

Michael, I'm glad you posted this delightful threesome here in Avian. I really like the repeating patterns and browns on the muted BG. Very nice, a different and interesting perspective.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 13 Posts, 86 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Erhardt on December 11, 2003 at 9:09 PM

I agree Michael - a wonderful catch!

Registered on November 1, 2003, 245 Posts, 2421 Comments

Comment posted by Garth McElroy on December 11, 2003 at 9:11 PM

What a cool shot Michael! I love it!

Registered on November 1, 2003, 248 Posts, 4406 Comments

Comment posted by Bob Steele on December 11, 2003 at 10:17 PM

Registered on November 1, 2003, 354 Posts, 13896 Comments

Comment posted by Vic Harris on December 11, 2003 at 10:52 PM

Registered on November 1, 2003, 295 Posts, 2830 Comments

Comment posted by Duke Coonrad on December 12, 2003 at 2:02 AM

Give me the best shot....shot......shot.....I like...like....like this one.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 36 Posts, 28 Comments

Comment posted by Herman Blockx on December 12, 2003 at 5:44 AM

far-out shot! reminds me of those french can-can girls!

Registered on November 1, 2003, 238 Posts, 760 Comments

Comment posted by Al Menk on December 12, 2003 at 6:01 AM

I had to laugh at your post and some of the comments. You've made my day.

Great moon shot

Registered on November 12, 2003, 36 Posts, 149 Comments

Comment posted by Helge Sorensen on December 12, 2003 at 9:53 AM

LOL, Way to go...

Registered on November 1, 2003, 186 Posts, 1526 Comments

Comment posted by Lee Badrick on December 12, 2003 at 1:09 PM

Definitely can-can girls Michael.

Lee.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 2 Posts, 27 Comments

Comment posted by Juza on December 12, 2003 at 1:14 PM

I love this amazing symmetry...Great image

Registered on November 1, 2003, 374 Posts, 10466 Comments

Comment posted by Tam Stuart on December 12, 2003 at 2:29 PM

Wonderful!

Registered on November 17, 2003, 113 Posts, 1600 Comments

Comment posted by Randy Harrison on December 12, 2003 at 3:12 PM

That is tres cool.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 468 Posts, 3099 Comments

Comment posted by Jeremy on December 12, 2003 at 5:04 PM

When I saw the thumbnail, I thought I saw three chorus girls lifting their skirts! What a pity it`s only three Turkeys!

Still, it`s a great image; very amusing!

Registered on November 1, 2003, 34 Posts, 331 Comments

Comment posted by Paula Graham on December 12, 2003 at 5:44 PM

Three toasts to the three turkeys.
Superb shot. Amusing and beautifully excecuted.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 34 Posts, 902 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on December 12, 2003 at 8:35 PM

What a hoot! This is delightful.

Well done!

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1031 Posts, 12705 Comments

Comment posted by Philip Taylor on December 31, 2003 at 8:15 PM

Hmmm, don't know where the girls are 'cos if I were a female turkey (which I'm not, I might add), I'd be there in a flash!

Fantastic work.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 9 Posts, 19 Comments

Comment posted by Linda Anderson Bu on April 15, 2004 at 6:40 PM

This is one of those photos that just makes you happy. Great to see when you are feeling down which I was until the moment I saw this.
Great work.

Registered on April 9, 2004, 0 Posts, 5 Comments

Comment posted by Toni Lankerd on January 6, 2005 at 11:07 AM

Turkeys......Stooges....aren't they the same?

What luck, Michael!! Excellent catch.

Registered on January 3, 2005, 360 Posts, 4004 Comments

Comment posted by Ilia Farniev on October 21, 2007 at 6:40 PM

these guys got geme right

Registered on October 14, 2007, 142 Posts, 180 Comments

Comment posted by Lucy VanSwearingen on August 26, 2010 at 11:02 AM

Takes a new life as "monkey see, monkey do"! There must have been a gorgeous "filly" next to you for them all to be so interested! Great shot....wish it were mine!

Registered on May 23, 2009, 800 Posts, 2042 Comments

Comment posted by Dottie Short on January 10, 2012 at 1:11 PM

Just for fun I thought I would zip to the last page of the Avian gallery and see what jewel I could find. This is priceless!! I've got to check this place out. Great image.

Registered on April 12, 2010, 61 Posts, 375 Comments

Comment posted by Ed Williams on March 12, 2018 at 4:44 PM

This is so funny. I love it. Nice work with the details too.

Registered on December 28, 2010, 636 Posts, 3499 Comments