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25-NOV-2007

Sunbathing Black Turtle, Carrara Park

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Eldar Kadymov03-Mar-2008 04:37
Thank you, amigo, you have amazing vision of heart and soul... I like this shot myself very much too, as it was made from very fast moving boat ( capitan was just punch drunk ) and I had only split of second to exercise steady grip while rocking the whole boat by moving from side to side and not turning it up side down in attempt to capture this beauty, LOL !
Michael Weinberg03-Mar-2008 04:21
Hello Eldar. Well you know there is one really good thing about photographing turtles.... you do not usually have to worry about motion blur. However, having said that, it should be noted that this turtle, obioiusly a very wise fellow, surely thinks very quickly on his belly and can outsmart all those preditors who would love to dine on the sweet turtle meat found inside his outer shell. And because of all this, I am very surprised this grand old fellow allowed you to get such a classically beautiful pose.... all withing glorious jungle light. Nicely done. Ciao, Michael.