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16-JUL-2008 Pam Haley ~ FrogHouse Photo

Doorway Closed

I startled this little one when I picked her up -
she has that doorway closed up tight.

They are called "box" turtles because of their ability
to pull head and legs in and close the hinged "door"
of the bottom shell when they are threatened.

Challenge: Doorway

Florida box turtle - Terapene carolina bauri


other sizes: small medium original auto
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Nikon Mama - Birgitte Ott05-Aug-2008 21:05
Wonderful creative thinking! Composition is great - so is sharpness, light and DOF! Unforgetable capture :o)
Ann17-Jul-2008 13:25
Excellent image for the challenge. Wonderful idea. My only critique is the same as Dave's, centering the turtle.
Guest 17-Jul-2008 12:18
I agree with dave about centering the turtle. However, I feel that this is a very creative interpretation of the word doorway. Excellent idea, and a good image.
DB Hans17-Jul-2008 05:50
A nice shot and very original. Considering it is a challenge image and considering the fact that it is somewhat a symmetrical animal in this view I feel center composition would have worked well in this case.
Ruth Voorhis17-Jul-2008 02:46
Wow, what a great idea, very original! An excellent shot! The DoF and exposure set the closed "doorway" off so well.
paplvr17-Jul-2008 02:31
Wow, I had no idea. Thats pretty cool, great defense mechanism. Nice shot as well. Linda S
Bea.17-Jul-2008 02:26
Cute. Good thinking 99!
Guest 17-Jul-2008 02:10
Pam, excellent, great catch and great original idea.
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