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Cool turtle shot CityLights, here my version in KS :)


CityLights said:
CityLights said:
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Yes, I did. Thanks for the invite.

I have been by once to check it out for just a few minutes. I will
give it a fair look.

Cheers!

Since I have seen a few turtle shots posted today, I thought I
would share mine... with the plastic fantastic, thrifty fifty.

1/250s f/8.0 at 50.0mm iso200



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Reminds me that I need to get back to The Dallas World Aquarium for some new and improved shots.

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John
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I hope I am not intruding. I like tropical water for any sea living things :) It's very hard for me to like lake pics of fish or turtles since the reflections suck so bad in my eyes. The greenish, sort of non, translucent? look drives me nut's.

But here are a couple of mine. Took them at teh Turtle Pond in Central Park on Mothers day. I like this one cause I caught a Mom and baby Turtle taht fit the day very well :)





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My current Carry with at all times in my Tamrac Vilocity 7 :) EF 50mm f/1.8 II, EF-S 18-55, EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro, EF 70-200mm f/4.0L USM
 
Have you tried a polarising filter? I've no experience of using them to reduce the reflections, but my understanding is that they can go some way to removing them.

Hope this helps!
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Not yet no :) But I will.
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My current Carry with at all times in my Tamrac Vilocity 7 :) EF 50mm f/1.8 II, EF-S 18-55, EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro, EF 70-200mm f/4.0L USM
 
This is my red ear turtle named Dai B:



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Cool shot. I like the limited depth of field focussed right on his nose!

What is that bright stuff off on the right side of the picture through? That draws a lot of attention away from him. I think I would want to crop that away or possibly tone in down in post process.

As, I mentioned to someone else, sometimes less is more!
jayjy said:
This is my red ear turtle named Dai B:

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Thanks for the suggestion CityLights, much appreciated. I'm weak at composition and was trying not to center the subject, like most of my shots seem to be :(. I've been on the waiting list for Bryon Peterson's composition book at the library. I may just buy the book,

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0817441816/qid=1148002954/sr=2-2/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_2/002-7011673-0444801?s=books&v=glance&n=283155

Is this too tight?



Or is this one better?



Or should I just give up? :)

Thanks in advance,

Roger
CityLights said:
CityLights said:
Cool turtle shot CityLights, here my version in KS :)
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Thanks!

Just a suggestion, but sometimes less is more. I would crop your
picture to remove all the water on the lower left. That puts the
focus more on the turtle.
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It just occurred to me how nice it would be to have a Rule of Thirds grid in PS that could be turned on over any size image to aid in cropping. This would come in very handy at times.

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Primary goal: To record compelling imagery.
 
The bright thing is the strong light from my desk lamp... my bad of didn't notice it. Tks for ur comment! ;-)

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Ima... just a... a beginner...

5th: Canon E0S 2OD (from Jan 06)

Gears: 2OD, 35OD, 3OOD, 17-4Omm f/4L, 5Omm f/1.8 II, 1OOmm f/2.8 Macro, 7O-2OOmm f/4, Kit Lens 18-55mm, 43OEX

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Thanks for you insights CityLights, and yes you can draw on my photos anytime.

Roger
CityLights said:
CityLights said:
Or should I just give up? :)
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Never, never give up!

If all else fails you can always fall back on the rule of thirds.
Most of the water without detail or interest is gone. The turtles
head and eye fall on a power point. Some of the shell falls on a
third line.

Sorry to draw lines on your picture, but you get the idea:



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You know the Nikon D70 has the rule of 3rds grid built into the camera that you can turn on and off?

Like I said, worthless to us Canon users.

SP2
 
sparkey2 said:
You know the Nikon D70 has the rule of 3rds grid built into the
camera that you can turn on and off?

Like I said, worthless to us Canon users.
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I will start with the good tip so it is not lost at the bottom...

You can use the focus points lined up horizontally though the middle of the viewfinder to keep your horizon level. Line the horizontal focus points up with the horizon and level the camera, then recompose and shoot being careful to not change the level. Simple, but it keeps my horizons more level than without.

hmm... I have a foolish idea! You can always use an etching tool and etch the rule of thirds into the viewfinder lens on the camera. Then all of your pictures will look like this when you look through the viewfinder!



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PlainBoy said:
I know I'm fairly late to the game, but I was thinking of starting
a turtle thread anyway...
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That is a great turtle portrait.

You posed it perfectly. Kneck stretched out to remove wrinkles. The best features, the red racing stripes, groomed, shined and prominantly displayed. Hair light giving the crown a nice glow. The lights give great dimension and shape. Each limb placed naturally supporting the composition. Composition well ballanced leading to the subject. Background complementing the subject and telling a story, but not too sharp to distract from the subject. Nice use of depth of field to isolate the subject from the background.

The only thing I don't see is catch lights in the eyes. Did you shoot that in a professional studio?

;)
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