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Challenge: Macro Without Bugs or Flowers IV (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D90
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
Location: New Jersey
Date: Jul 17, 2011
Aperture: f/13
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/80s
Galleries: Nature, Macro
Date Uploaded: Jul 17, 2011

 I believe this is a baby Eastern Painted Turtle, Chrysemys picta subspecies picta. Rescued from certain death in the middle of the road; too small to climb the curb. Now residing in a nice private pond.

p.s. took forever to get him(?) in the right position... tended to give me the back end more often than the front end! ;-)

Statistics
Place: 20 out of 143
Avg (all users): 6.1550
Avg (commenters): 7.6667
Avg (participants): 6.0909
Avg (non-participants): 6.2222
Views since voting: 1442
Views during voting: 260
Votes: 129
Comments: 10
Favorites: 0

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Ricoh GR III
Pentax DA 18-135mm F3.5-5.6ED AL [IF] WR DC
 08/06/2011 11:48:07 PM
lovely in every way.
Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 07/26/2011 12:58:36 AM
How is this NOT in the top 10????? Killer portrait.
Canon EOS-60D
Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM
 07/25/2011 08:16:30 AM
I can't understand the low scores for this, maybe some people thought it wasn't macro enough. I thought this was going to be in the top 10.
Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 07/25/2011 12:44:12 AM
So glad you rescued him! And what a delightful portrait as well. I especially love the bubbles clinging to his shell. How did you light this?
 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS R6
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM
 07/23/2011 07:14:59 PM
Very cool and interesting. I like how the greenish tint to the background adds to the continuity of the image.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-60D
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro
 07/22/2011 12:12:24 PM
Wow!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 180mm f/3.5 L Macro USM
 07/21/2011 05:02:21 PM
Awesome! I give it a 10 and pick you to win the blue.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Fujifilm X-Pro2
Fujifilm XF 10-24mm f/4 R IOS
 07/18/2011 09:20:13 PM
I like this. Love the turtle and creative to drop him/her into the breaker.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 07/18/2011 01:45:03 PM
funny - 7
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D60
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G DX VR
 07/18/2011 10:43:23 AM
This made me laugh - the turtle actually looks annoyed! His head caught my eye, then I was able to look closer at his body, the bubbles, the beaker, etc. Nice job. 8
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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