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Flock of turtles
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Flock of turtles

by John Tobias

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted May 23, 2014100 views3 comments
Taken in central Illinois. There are at least 20 turtles on the logs plus more OOF in the BG.

Canon T3i
1/640 @ F-6.3 ISO 400
Sigma 150-500 @ 150mm
monopod

Comments

3 comments
Comment posted by Mark Seaver on May 23, 2014 at 1:24 PM
Cool array of turtles, John. Brings to mind the phrase, "off like a herd of turtles", which my father would use when we finally got the family and gear in the car to start a long trip.
Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments
Comment posted by Mike Ramy on May 25, 2014 at 3:42 PM
This is a herd of Turtles for sure John, but they are not off to anywhere! How did you get this close without spooking them all back into the water?
Nice post for this WC . . . :toast:
Registered on June 16, 2012, 567 Posts, 2809 Comments
Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on May 27, 2014 at 12:14 PM
Wow, that's quite a gathering of turtles! I guess they like each others' company. :smile: For a photographer, this looks like a great spot to sit and observe wildlife. Good entry for the challenge, John.
Registered on February 16, 2011, 610 Posts, 3684 Comments