20160610 4753 Blanding's Turtle2.jpg by Hank Vander Velde

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10-JUN-2016	Hank Vander Velde

20160610 4753 Blanding's Turtle2.jpg

Ottawa West

THE BIG Yawn!

The Blanding's is the big one with its mouth wide open. Blanding's Turtles are at risk and are protected under Federal Law. Several reside in the pond/lake where this one was photographed. The other smaller turtles are Painted Turtles.

Nikon NIKON D7200,Nikon 300mm AF-S f4 PF ED +1.7 T.C.
1/1250s f/8.0 at 500.0mm iso400 hide exif

Full EXIF Info

Date/Time 10-Jun-2016 12:53:14

Make Nikon

Model NIKON D7200

Flash Used No

Focal Length 500 mm

Exposure Time 1/1250 sec

Aperture f/8

ISO Equivalent 400

Exposure Bias -0.67

White Balance

Metering Mode

JPEG Quality

Exposure Program

Focus Distance

other sizes: small medium original auto

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Allan Jay 13-Jun-2016 20:51
Top notch composition, Hank.
The icing on the cake is its
wide open mouth!

Graeme 13-Jun-2016 19:11
Excellent work, Hank.V

Len 13-Jun-2016 16:04
An excellent capture Hank, Top-notch.(Haven't seen one in the wild for years)

Torben Jorgensen 13-Jun-2016 15:14
Getting crowdy. Maybe he is trying to scare the others away. :-) Great capture Hank.

Tom Munson 13-Jun-2016 14:27
Great shot, Hank.

Tom LeRoy 13-Jun-2016 13:36
A fine capture, Hank. Looks great all lined up on this log, and especially with his big mouth ! V

Claude Gagnon 13-Jun-2016 12:02
Great shot for this comparison :))

Jan Luit 13-Jun-2016 11:49
Nice Hank.
What a size difference.

NealyBob 13-Jun-2016 11:14
Great shot of all the turtles lined up on a long Hank~!

Pierre Martin 13-Jun-2016 10:50
very nice capture and excellent timing!

hayl 13-Jun-2016 10:35
Great to photograph a Blanding's. Nice composition and framing too.

joseantonio 13-Jun-2016 09:17
fabulous capture of this lovely imge.

Ton, Ben & Rob Nagtegaal 13-Jun-2016 06:36
Mooi zo met zijn bek open Hank.

Juliette 13-Jun-2016 06:23
a lazy family; lovely composition !

hge54 13-Jun-2016 03:16
Amazing, Hank, but it almost looks like he is trying to swallow something very large.

Ghislaine et R�al Boulet 13-Jun-2016 01:46
Beautiful capture.

Jim Coffman 13-Jun-2016 01:33
That made me yawn! Nice work, Hank!!

larose forest photos 13-Jun-2016 01:10
I should also say, the overall image is simply beautiful. A really delightful scene.

larose forest photos 13-Jun-2016 01:09
Wow, another fantastic shot. Love the way you've caught it with its mouth fully open!

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Full EXIF Info
Date/Time	10-Jun-2016 12:53:14
Make	Nikon
Model	NIKON D7200
Flash Used	No
Focal Length	500 mm
Exposure Time	1/1250 sec
Aperture	f/8
ISO Equivalent	400
Exposure Bias	-0.67
White Balance
Metering Mode
JPEG Quality
Exposure Program
Focus Distance

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Allan Jay		13-Jun-2016 20:51
Top notch composition, Hank. The icing on the cake is its wide open mouth!

Len		13-Jun-2016 16:04
An excellent capture Hank, Top-notch.(Haven't seen one in the wild for years)

Torben Jorgensen		13-Jun-2016 15:14
Getting crowdy. Maybe he is trying to scare the others away. :-) Great capture Hank.

Tom LeRoy		13-Jun-2016 13:36
A fine capture, Hank. Looks great all lined up on this log, and especially with his big mouth ! V

Claude Gagnon		13-Jun-2016 12:02
Great shot for this comparison :))

NealyBob		13-Jun-2016 11:14
Great shot of all the turtles lined up on a long Hank~!

Pierre Martin		13-Jun-2016 10:50
very nice capture and excellent timing!

hayl		13-Jun-2016 10:35
Great to photograph a Blanding's. Nice composition and framing too.

joseantonio		13-Jun-2016 09:17
fabulous capture of this lovely imge.

Ton, Ben & Rob Nagtegaal		13-Jun-2016 06:36
Mooi zo met zijn bek open Hank.

Juliette		13-Jun-2016 06:23
a lazy family; lovely composition !

hge54		13-Jun-2016 03:16
Amazing, Hank, but it almost looks like he is trying to swallow something very large.

Ghislaine et R�al Boulet		13-Jun-2016 01:46
Beautiful capture.

Jim Coffman		13-Jun-2016 01:33
That made me yawn! Nice work, Hank!!

larose forest photos		13-Jun-2016 01:10
I should also say, the overall image is simply beautiful. A really delightful scene.

larose forest photos		13-Jun-2016 01:09
Wow, another fantastic shot. Love the way you've caught it with its mouth fully open!