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Baby Midland Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta)
Location: North America
Range: Southern Quebec and southern Ontario to Tennessee, northwest Georgia, and extreme northeastern Alabama

At this time it's shell was no bigger than 8.5cm lengthwise.
Madison, WI

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See also: [Wildlife]

Edits made in Adobe Photoshop CS4 and Adobe Lightroom II.


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This photograph is an entrant in *mosfotos Wildlife Contest.
Deadline: October 1st, 2010


Canon Rebel XTi/400D
55-250mm Lens
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Image size
1200x800px 453.54 KB
Make
Canon
Model
Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
Shutter Speed
1/60 second
Aperture
F/7.1
Focal Length
250 mm
ISO Speed
100
Date Taken
Apr 14, 2010, 2:26:39 PM
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:star::star::star::star::star-half: Overall
:star::star::star::star::star-half: Vision
:star::star::star::star::star-empty: Originality
:star::star::star::star::star-half: Technique
:star::star::star::star::star: Impact

This is, quite simply, a stunning specimen of wildlife photography. The composition is absolutely spot on, showing enough of the creature's surrounds to give a sense of context in a way that also gives the photography a proper artistic documentary feel that would not see it amiss in any wildlife magazine or as a print on someone's wall.

The focus and depth of field are just right. The detail of the turtle's body comes through very clear and leads you to examine every bit of it that is on show. That is exactly what this kind of shot should do. It is not only a photograph of the turtle, it is an examination of it as a wild animal. The focus is, though, not so sharp that the picture looks artificial and 'digital'. It looks natural and is easy to look at.

It is a well-timed captured showing the turtle 'posed' as well all imagine them to be; head up gazing at the sun, its surroundings, or maybe even the photographer.

All in all, this is a gorgeous capture of a gorgeous creature and is a textbook example of the genre.