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Challenge: Free Study 2008-12 (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: Reptiles
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro
Date: Dec 12, 2008
Aperture: F8
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Animals, Macro
Date Uploaded: Dec 16, 2008

 I took this photo for the Bokeh challenge. It was alllllmost a basic edited photo, but there were some tiny white spots -- from the light shining on his wet face and chin that I just decided I had to clone out. But I didn't have to do a whole lot else to it. The way the light was shining on the water cast that golden color naturally. That's the real thing.

Turtles love me. . .and I love them :)


Statistics
Place: 17 out of 407
Avg (all users): 6.6988
Avg (commenters): 7.3000
Avg (participants): 6.8727
Avg (non-participants): 6.3571
Views since voting: 2176
Views during voting: 289
Votes: 166
Comments: 45
Favorites: 7 (view)

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 02/16/2013 02:27:59 PM
I love your turtle shots! They're always too amazing to be real... but they're real.

You amaze me, Sandy.
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 02/18/2009 11:03:13 AM
Wow, amazing detailing and great use of lighting; can't believe that you can see his teeth or whatever those are! Love the "up close and personal" perspective!
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 01/20/2009 02:38:46 AM
What a terrific capture . . it's like a small smiley sea monster :- )
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 01/11/2009 07:47:45 PM
Beautiful picture!
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 01/09/2009 01:59:52 PM
Very nice Sandy! I had this one way up in my voting scale and it's cool that you made top 20! The bokey IS particularly pleasing!
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 01/08/2009 09:39:18 PM
Sandy! This is soooo different... I expected to see a beautiful bird. This is definitely a departure from your usual style and very unique. Beautiful colors and stunning detail. Congrats on your high finish!
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 01/08/2009 05:43:32 PM
This is wonderfully golden...love it :)
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 01/08/2009 02:21:39 PM
Ah, he does love you! This is a terrific capture of a beauty! Love the gold tones.
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 01/08/2009 01:50:13 PM
Fascinating, beautiful, and surreal. It's SO SandyP! The usual excellence and interest all rolled into one shot.
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 01/08/2009 11:49:58 AM
Beautiful. Of course. I wouldn't expect any less from you.
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 01/08/2009 08:14:39 AM
That's beautiful :)
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 01/08/2009 02:25:30 AM
It almost look like molten fluid GOLD, or even satiny.....

JUST PERFECT..... love from shez
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 01/08/2009 02:23:34 AM
WOW...WOW...WOW.....

I thought this might be yours Sandy, and surprised it did not get higher score and position..... Good result in this 'Free Study' as there was some stiff competition here this month.

YOU ROCK GIRL..... love shez & pete
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 01/08/2009 01:57:04 AM
Awesome image, great score! Congrats, Sandy!
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 01/08/2009 12:55:13 AM
VERY cool shot, Sandy. Love the golden glow and the reflection. Congrats on top 20.
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 01/08/2009 12:32:22 AM
haha that is awesome! congrats on top 20, coolest turtle shot i've ever seen, fav'd
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 01/08/2009 12:32:09 AM
Who knew turtles had teeth? LOL... Great shot, as usual. Frankly, I don't see any "bokeh" here at all by my standards, just silky-smooth OOF areas, so you made the right choice IMO.
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 01/08/2009 12:24:45 AM
Heh! I called it correctly! Congrats on a top twenty in a Free Study!!
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 01/08/2009 12:24:01 AM
Man this is good stuff! I'm a bit surprised it did not finish higher. I'm sure Mama Turtle loved this shot!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/07/2009 08:18:50 PM
Great shot!
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 01/07/2009 10:02:17 AM
Great photo - Nice color and detail.
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 01/07/2009 05:43:36 AM
Well executed with very vibrant colours but I would have preferred to see more reflection instead of the background but a good shot never the less
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 01/06/2009 09:13:39 PM
Love the golden glow. Very nice capture I am sure you will do very well.
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 01/06/2009 06:52:19 PM
This is creepy. Look at those teeth! Superbly done, among my favorites this challenge.
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 01/06/2009 02:57:33 PM
Would like to see the face a bit more clear. Love the background.
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 01/06/2009 01:26:36 PM
nice detail and comp
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 01/05/2009 10:26:46 PM
Frog? Shark? Frark? Seems a little soft on details, perhaps due to cropping or high ISO, but you did an excellent job of adjusting for it.
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 01/05/2009 02:48:21 PM
I really like how the colors of the background compliment the foreground colors. Excellent focus also!
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 01/05/2009 01:21:05 PM
Nice color and lighting.
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 01/05/2009 08:54:29 AM
ah! i love turtles, awesome photograph!
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 01/04/2009 01:48:13 PM
I love the smooth golden bokeh. To me it seems as though the focus is on the teeth and not the eye. Only thing that would have made this image better is a little sharper eye.

Evan
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 01/04/2009 01:02:15 AM
What is it????
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 01/03/2009 11:52:30 PM
focus is spot on
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 01/03/2009 10:56:12 PM
Great photo pin sharp on the critter, whatever the hell it is lol
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 01/02/2009 09:22:25 PM
very cool - love the smoothness of the background and how the color matches the creature. great close up :)
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 01/02/2009 12:06:55 PM
Excellent colors, wonderful focus!! Good name
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 01/01/2009 08:39:37 PM
Beautiful shot and great colors. Love the detail
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 01/01/2009 03:07:53 PM
This has a SandyP kinda feel to it, which means it's a warm, gentle, very well done portrait of an interesting critter. The golds in this are wonderful.
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 01/01/2009 11:42:54 AM
The detail on this is stunning. Who knew turtles had teeth!?
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 01/01/2009 10:58:00 AM
neat
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 01/01/2009 08:55:35 AM
A great shot for me.
But, the post processing, is little much on the face! 9.
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 01/01/2009 03:53:26 AM
Awesome!
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 01/01/2009 01:42:06 AM
nice image
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 01/01/2009 12:41:43 AM
yikes are those teeth? nice turtle
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 01/01/2009 12:07:03 AM
This will do well. Congratuations! It's beautiful.
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