Gallery: WildlifePosted June 29, 2010109 views3 comments
Canon EOS40:lens=150-500 set at 400mm f6.3 1/160 iso-200
This was one of the sunny,warm days in winter on the St. John's river in central Florida. Later the momma turtle came and chased the gator away.
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Comment posted by Peter Conway on June 29, 2010 at 10:05 PM
What a fun shot! I love the two raised heads.
Peter
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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on June 30, 2010 at 8:55 AM
This begs for a caption! I like the mood very much. It is too bad the one stalk of green is cutting across the turtle. The light and color works fine, but I think maybe the faces are a little past the best zone of focus. Perhaps some selective sharpening would enhance the overall effect.
Registered on December 9, 2007, 258 Posts, 9892 Comments
Comment posted by Brad Hill on June 30, 2010 at 9:10 AM
Hi,
This is certainly one interesting encounter - nice documentation! I'm struggling a little with the scale - you mention that later the "momma turtle" came and chased the gator away...but the turtle I'm looking at hear doesn't look too small to me? More curiosity on my part than anything.
My technical comments on the image parallel those of Lon's. To me the most noticeable thing is the softness of the subjects - and it does look like the sharpest focus is on the leaves just in front of the subjects (rough break on that).
Cheers...thanks for sharing this...
Brad
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3 commentsPeter
This is certainly one interesting encounter - nice documentation! I'm struggling a little with the scale - you mention that later the "momma turtle" came and chased the gator away...but the turtle I'm looking at hear doesn't look too small to me? More curiosity on my part than anything.
My technical comments on the image parallel those of Lon's. To me the most noticeable thing is the softness of the subjects - and it does look like the sharpest focus is on the leaves just in front of the subjects (rough break on that).
Cheers...thanks for sharing this...
Brad
PS: Please don't hesitate to jump in and comment on the images of others - I know the recommended ratio of 5 comments for every image post can be tough to maintain, but getting a little closer to this comment:image ratio would be appreciated. I know many are a little hesitant to leave comments, but ultimately the success of all the galleries is determined largely by the comments members leave on the images that are posted. If you're unsure or uneasy about commenting/"critiquing" there are several good resources on this website discussing it. Start right here:
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and you'll find links to the the image posting guidelines and two articles on critiquing ("The Art of Image Critique" and "More Thoughts on Photo Critique.").