Turtle Sunning + repost

Gallery: WildlifePosted April 4, 2011228 views7 comments

Canon EOS REBEL T2i
EF400mm f/5.6L USM (property of Ron Bielefeld)
2/18/2011 – 10:24:53 AM
1/2000 sec
Manual
f/7.1
ISO 400
Focal length 400 mm
Viera Wetlands, Viera, Florida
Raw file processed in PSE9

This turtle was far away, and this is a big crop, but I really like the way you can see so much of the turtle, and I like the pose, so I went ahead and processed it for posting and feedback. There's no more room on the right because there's a palm tree in the water there. I think the sharpness stood up to the crop, but your feedback on that and anything else would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by kiran khanzode on April 4, 2011 at 12:34 AM

Great pose, I would go in tighter to focus more on the subject. If not, I would move him off-center.

Registered on February 21, 2009, 83 Posts, 428 Comments

Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on April 4, 2011 at 1:07 AM

Nice image of this colourful Turtle Barbara :^) I think it might also work well if you were to crop this portrait style, which may offer the viewer more options of thought as to why it's in this pose; sunning itself, looking out for predators, or perhaps even in a moment of appreciative contemplation of the heavens above ;^)

Registered on March 1, 2011, 154 Posts, 2083 Comments

Comment posted by Morkel Erasmus on April 4, 2011 at 4:45 AM

Hi Barbara
Pity this is already a large crop since I would crop to pano here to lose a lot of the "dead space" on top to place more emphasis on the turtle itself. I like the colours and patterns on the turtle which is accentuated by the stuck-out neck. You did well with the light you had.

I would also rotate the image slightly CW since the water level doesn't seem to be "straight".

Registered on March 22, 2011, 385 Posts, 2068 Comments

Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on April 4, 2011 at 7:51 AM

Hi Barbara, I understand why you like this as it does give a very good view of the turtle. The image does look sharp on the larger version, but mind you that real sharpness can only be judged by looking at the original file at 100% at the size you wish to print it at. I do echo the comments made about the composition, which is not optimal as is. Also that it does need a slight CW rotation correction looking at the reflection.

Registered on February 24, 2006, 504 Posts, 7203 Comments

Comment posted by Paul Marcellini on April 4, 2011 at 5:26 PM

I was gonna say back up if you could. I love solitary animals surrounded by negative space, but given you said a palm was there, this works!

Registered on November 27, 2007, 250 Posts, 2468 Comments

Comment posted by Barbara Graham on April 4, 2011 at 7:26 PM