Ninja Turtle Claws by Jack Hoying

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04-JUN-2009	Jack Hoying

Actually a common Painted Turtle

Nikon D300 ,Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED AF-S VR Zoom
1/60s f/22.0 at 70.0mm iso400, Kenko extension tube, SB900 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto

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Dirck Brinckerhoff		17-Jun-2009 03:50
Colorful thing.

Laura Milholland		07-Jun-2009 23:00
Great light on this and love your close composition too, Jack. V

Paul Milholland		06-Jun-2009 20:39
He does have some of the Cardinal Red on him. . . .

Pam Haley - FrogHouse Photo		06-Jun-2009 09:46
A great shot! Those turtle claws are necessary when he is courting a lady turtle - he will wave them in her face to charm her!

Ann		05-Jun-2009 20:57
They sure have got some long claws. Good shot Jack.

Barry Ailetcher		05-Jun-2009 16:57
very nice wow what wepons

Guest		05-Jun-2009 14:37
My goodness! Didn't realize they had claws like that. Great image, Jack!

Bea.		05-Jun-2009 06:03
What a wonderful little creature, and it's watching you.

Steve Thuman		05-Jun-2009 04:34
I've never seen a Cardinal like this one before! LOL

Ruth Voorhis		05-Jun-2009 01:53
Excellent capture. Ruth

fotabug		05-Jun-2009 01:21
Excellent! Very impressive. Are these turtles native to your area? I think about the only turtles around here that I know about are Pond Turtles.

DB Hans		04-Jun-2009 22:36
A very nice image!

Mark Krauss		04-Jun-2009 17:16
Extraordinary! ~v~

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