I took these photos last summer when everything was lush and green and the turtles were basking in the sun. Right now they are hibernating at the bottom of the lake and won’t resurface until late spring. Smart turtles! Painted turtles are common here in Ontario and share the lake with snapping turtles and the occasional blanding’s turtle. Painted turtles can be rather shy and slip into the water as you pass them but not these two on that day.
February 5, 2017 at 8:18 pm
Great shots with excellent detail. Those are some nails on the claws.
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February 5, 2017 at 10:02 pm
Thank you.
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February 5, 2017 at 4:45 pm
Great Shots! Looks like his getting ready to run for president! (<:
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February 5, 2017 at 6:54 pm
Glad you like them!
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February 5, 2017 at 4:17 pm
Love that green background!
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February 5, 2017 at 4:35 pm
Thank you. The colour was striking that day!
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February 5, 2017 at 3:04 pm
Excellent painted turtle captures! 🙂 They had some in a Koi pond they were closing down at the school where i worked… and were going to throw the pair in the trash, but i volunteered to take them. I put them in a big pond in the wild; they are in their own little heaven now (for sure).
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February 5, 2017 at 4:36 pm
Thank you. Glad to hear you gave the school’s turtles a new lease on life!
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February 5, 2017 at 11:52 am
Lots of nice color and detail, Belinda. It makes me look forward to spring!
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February 5, 2017 at 2:04 pm
Thank you Sandy!
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February 5, 2017 at 7:32 am
nice, I never pay enough attention to them. Perhaps it’s because yours are so much cleaner 😀
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February 5, 2017 at 8:45 am
Thank you. I have seen some that have moss actually growing on their shells, so that when they swim among the vegetation they almost blend in.
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February 5, 2017 at 3:52 am
what an amazing capture – shows so clearly the detail of this creature
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February 5, 2017 at 8:35 am
Thank you.
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February 5, 2017 at 3:34 am
The green is so beautifully striking in the top image! Love these turtle images!
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February 5, 2017 at 8:35 am
Thank you Pete. The reflections in that particular cove can be quite dramatic.
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February 5, 2017 at 2:56 am
Correction sorry! Lovely, would like to see the photo settings for us beginners. 🙂
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February 5, 2017 at 3:12 pm
Thank you. I took the photos @ ISO400,F5.6, 1/2000 sec. with a 300 mm F4 lens.
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February 6, 2017 at 5:40 am
Thanks Belinda, have just gone fully manual and like to compare settings and their effects. 🙂
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February 5, 2017 at 2:36 am
Your first image is just wonderful; love the textures you’ve captured, especially in the water.
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February 5, 2017 at 8:27 am
Thank you!
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February 5, 2017 at 2:35 am
My caption for these guys would be: Mmmm! Somebody’s cooking bacon.
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February 5, 2017 at 8:26 am
😊
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February 5, 2017 at 2:09 am
Good images – I especially like the streaked green background in the upper shot, around and above the creature’s head. A
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February 5, 2017 at 8:24 am
Thank you.
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