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20-JUN-2013 Hank v/d Velde

20130620 076 series - Snapping Turtle.jpg

Ottawa West

Two images, two views of a snapping Turtle found along the edge of a road.

Top Image: Side view as it walks along the shoulder of the road.


Front view as it is starting to cross the road.

Nikon D800 ,NIKKOR 80-400 mm f/ 4.5-5.6G ED VR AF-S
1/640s f/8.0 at 400.0mm iso400 hide exif
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Date/Time20-Jun-2013 07:18:41
MakeNikon
ModelNIKON D800
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length400 mm
Exposure Time1/625 sec
Aperturef/8
ISO Equivalent400
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Carol Rollins14-Jul-2013 15:31
Wow, two really great shots, Hank. Does its tail really have those "thorns" which make
it look like a dinosaur? Amazing. ~
Dennis Swayze13-Jul-2013 11:33
Great find and captures Hank.
Cheers !
Guest 12-Jul-2013 14:36
It looks very powerful, beautiful details on the tail.
Lloyd & Sandy Spitalnik11-Jul-2013 13:06
Cool shots Hank!
Fong Lam11-Jul-2013 09:19
Great captures, Hank...excellent details and setting...V
Milan Vogrin11-Jul-2013 06:24
Great set!V!
Chris Spracklen10-Jul-2013 23:02
Terrific shots of this rather long-tailed turtle, Hank.
godro10-Jul-2013 21:17
Great work!
Jay Levin10-Jul-2013 15:40
Two excellent captures of this beast, Hank.
Ton, Ben & Rob Nagtegaal10-Jul-2013 14:49
Wat een pracht beest, mooie scherpte en details!!
Marcia Colelli10-Jul-2013 12:46
Great series and capture. I hope he made it across the road V
Peter Stahl10-Jul-2013 03:02
Nice find especially so camouflaged with the green algae on them. Excellent job! :-))
larose forest photos10-Jul-2013 01:10
I really have a special fondness for these poor creatures, so slow moving and so prone to getting hit by cars (I've rescued several this season so far). This is an excellent set of images.
s_barbour10-Jul-2013 00:44
Terrific captures Hank...hope you didn't get too close!
CatherineSimard09-Jul-2013 20:16
Great shots of this Huge Turtle! Well done Hank!
Carl H. Johnson09-Jul-2013 16:19
Hmmmmmm........I hope you did not make a pot of soup :-)
De'Carr Studio09-Jul-2013 13:27
Super captures, Hank!
Stephanie09-Jul-2013 12:29
Hopefully it made it across the road safely!
Charming captures Hank! :)
Raymond Ladurantaye09-Jul-2013 12:10
Beautifully shot Hank, really impressive this turtle
Rick & José van der Weijde09-Jul-2013 12:00
Amazing! Watch your fingers... ;-)
Never seen a photo from out of the water and thus never realised the dinosaur-tail they have...
francoisconstantin09-Jul-2013 11:25
Great shots, specially the first one!!!
joseantonio09-Jul-2013 04:20
Excellent captures.
Lise De Serres09-Jul-2013 03:19
Great shots Hank!
Probably looking to lay her eggs!
Ghislaine et Réal Boulet09-Jul-2013 02:30
Very nice pictures.
Ted Busby09-Jul-2013 02:29
What a Beast!
Martin Wenzel09-Jul-2013 01:49
Great shots, Hank!
Stephen Buckingham09-Jul-2013 01:42
What a prehistoric beast! Nice find.
Trent Watts09-Jul-2013 01:20
Nice shots Hank. It looks pretty impressive and judging from the surrounding vegetation, quite a size as well.
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