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Beauty in Slow Motion
Beauty in Slow Motion
nickb


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Free Study XIV (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Fujifilm FinePix S5100
Location: Clearwater Beach, Florida
Date: Oct 20, 2006
Aperture: F/4.5
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/375
Galleries: Nature, Seascapes
Date Uploaded: Oct 31, 2006

 As I was at the end of the fishing pier at Clearwater Beach, a sea turtle surfaced long enough to snap a picture. He was large, slow and a thing of beauty.

Edited with levels, curves, hue/saturation, unsharp mask and borders

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Votes: 187
Comments: 7
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Sony DSLR-A700
Sony 50mm f/1.4
 11/05/2006 05:08:12 PM
I love sea turtles! Good natural colors, but I think a different angle might have let us view a little more of the turtle.
Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF 55-200mm f/4.5-5.6 II USM
 11/04/2006 03:21:49 PM
wow, must be great to see this live!!
Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II
 11/04/2006 10:05:28 AM
really beautiful shot if a turtle well done
Nikon D80
Sigma 50-500mm f/4.0-6.3 EX APO RF HSM for Nikon
 11/04/2006 04:27:43 AM
Fantastic shot and a rare sight for most
Canon EOS-50D
Tamron AF 18-270mm F/3,5-6,3 Di II VC LD Aspherical [IF] macro for Canon
 11/03/2006 04:33:00 PM
Cool! Where did you get this shot, dude?
Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 11/03/2006 05:06:55 AM
What a great find here...I love turtles.
 11/02/2006 07:07:48 AM
Great shot.
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