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Box Turtle Portrait
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Box Turtle Portrait

by Mike Maples

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted May 14, 20051,737 views4 comments
Life is indeed like a box (turtle) of chocolates...you never know what you're gonna get. I was trying to take bird photos with my bird lens at my bird setup when along comes a box turtle. I've been testing the limits of my new lens setup so I decided to do a 100% crop and see what kind of detail I was getting...and here it is!

Nikon D70, Sigma 120-300mm w/ 2x TC (550mm), f9 at 1/320 sec, ISO 400, 640x640 100% crop of the original photo.

Comments

4 comments
Comment posted by Tam Stuart on May 14, 2005 at 9:01 PM
Excellent result, especially the sharpness and dof. And, that eye is something else.
Registered on November 17, 2003, 113 Posts, 1600 Comments
Comment posted by Terri Norris on May 15, 2005 at 9:29 PM
Fantastic....these fellows are sweet, but that red eye gives them a scary look.
:toast:
Registered on November 1, 2003, 395 Posts, 2402 Comments
Comment posted by Danny on May 16, 2005 at 2:20 AM
Phew, agree with Tam on that eye and DOF. Impact shot that drags you onto the eye.

All the best Mike, nice and close this shot.

Danny.
Registered on November 25, 2003, 165 Posts, 1345 Comments
Comment posted by Mike Moats on May 16, 2005 at 2:36 PM
Hey Mike, excellent shot. :smile:
Registered on October 20, 2004, 892 Posts, 6324 Comments