Giant Tortoise Photo

Photographer’s Note

Curieuse Island is one of the only islands in the Seychelles to host a free roaming population of Giant Tortoises. I wanted to capture something different so went for a low angle with a fisheye lens (I was lying on the ground!) whilst this tortoise ate to give a better sense of it's sheer size. That also enabled me to block out the numerous other tourists in the background!

(State is wrong by the way - Curieuse Island isn't listed!!)

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asiivalceni (855) 2008-04-05 9:01

Waww Neil..
Nice shot and....gigant Tortoise..
SUPER POV and..POV..
Regards,
Ella

capthaddock (28640) 2008-04-05 9:41

Very cute, I wish it was bigger, great timing with the leaf in mouth, you should never interrupt a hungry old one during lunch :-).

rushfan2112 (2965) 2008-04-06 0:40

Hi Neil, excellent POV. All the wildlife photographers say get to (or below) the animal's eyeline for the best view - and you've certainly done that. My only (minor criticism) is that you've used such a shallow DOF. You could have used f8 with plenty of speed on the shutter. That said, the tortoise certainly stands out from the background. Nice one! Regards, Paul.

coco (28318) 2009-07-15 3:05

Hi Neil.

I like this low POV and also you managed very well light and colours.

Well done.