"Turtles Ninja" Photo

Photographer’s Note

In one of my visits to the wonderful country of Bolivia, I went to Santa Cruz of La Sierra. I went to visit the zoo garden, that unhappily it was degraded. But, continues to have fantastic animals, like these Amazon aquatic turtles that I call "ninjas".

I hope you like it.

The Amazon's endless quiet streams and lakes are a haven for freshwater turtles. Here these harmless reptiles reach a diversity equal to anywhere else on earth. Turtles feed on a wide variety of invertebrates such as insects, worms and snails, and occasionally other animals such as frogs or small mammals. They are highly secretive and wary. Many visitors never see one, although they might hear a splash as a startled turtle slips into the water.

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rbcy1974 (20742) 2006-03-23 7:16

HOla Manuel
Una composicion bien tierna mosttando a esta familia feliz, m egusta mucho como has caputrad la relacion entre ellos, tal vez le falta un poquito de nitidez.
Un saludo
Daniel

pablominto (40712) 2006-03-23 7:41

Hello Manuel,
Funny capture, nice situation!
I have no idea what they are up to, hehehehehe!
Good DOF and a fine composition... Nice colours!
Regards,
Pablo -

barrufeto_77 (25809) 2006-03-23 7:45

Hola Manuel.

Una muy bonita captura de las "tortugas ninja"... :P

Definición y colores muy bien logrados.

Un saludo, Oscar

arnabchat (7036) 2006-03-23 8:17

a very beautiful post indeed. great DOF and colors.

a bad news from Kolkata: yesterday the famous tortoise Adwaita died yesterday after a long sickness. This over-225 years old resident of our city was quite an attraction for animal lovers. "Adwaita" in Sanskrit means "second to none".

Marche (4307) 2006-03-23 8:28

Bonjour Manuel,
Marrantes ces tortues et superbement cadrées.
Une très bonne définition avec de jolies couleurs.
Amicalement
Martine

ALIRIZA (16197) 2006-03-23 9:28

Hi Manuel !
Wonderful shot. POV, DOF, colors, constrat and framing are very well. The composition is good. TFS. Congratulations...
Ali Rıza

quillo (7174) 2006-03-23 11:52

Hola Manuel, una imagen graciosa, original y bien realizada, parece como su la pequeña se queda rezagada en el baile de la conga. :-).

Un saludo. ............ Paco

Cricri (43092) 2006-03-23 13:36

Ola Manuel,
Jolie prise de ses tortues, trés beau détails et couleurs, bon DOF, superbe
Amitiés
cricri

TeresaT (10733) 2006-03-23 14:41

Olá Manuel
è uma imagem engraçada estas das tartarugas todas em fila indiana (fazendo sabe-se lá o quê :-).
Com bons detalhes e cores.
O título que escolheste também é muito engraçado.
Um beijo
Teresa

josepmarin (33785) 2006-03-23 15:07

Olá Manuel,
Simpática composición la de estas tortugas en fila sobre el tronco. Me gusta su color, la definición del primer plano y el difuminado del fondo.
Buen trabajo.
Saludos,
Josep

Jribeirosantos (1908) 2006-03-23 16:23

Olá Manuel ,
Hoje fugiste ao estilo habitual mas num toque harmonioso ;)

Gostei muito em especial da pequenina tartaruga que vem no final :)
Parabéns!

Joana

rick_matt (177) 2006-03-23 19:24

Oi Manuel

As tartarugas ninja aqui estao muito engraçadas e a pequena é filha de qual? heheh
boa imagem com umas cores muito interesantes
fica bem
ricardo

anavazao (5592) 2006-03-23 19:40

Olá,
uma foto muito engraçada! Estão todas em fila!
Gostei da perspectiva que utilizaste! Boa!
Tem um bom fim de semana!
Thanks ana:)

sergio1 (12150) 2006-03-24 4:49

Hola Manuel
no sabia que conocias a las tortugas ninja. Y tampoco sabía que habian tenido una cria jajajaja.
El momento es increible parece que estén desfilando en precesión.
Buena definición y profundidad.
Saludos
Buen fin de semana,

papagolf21 (56367) 2006-03-24 4:57

Bonjour Manuel,
J'aime beaucoup cette petite famille de tortues (Ninja ou non !).
Très bonne mise au point.
Excellente composition. Les couleurs ressortent à merveille.
Note intéressante.
Amitiés.
Philippe

riclopes (33001) 2006-03-24 5:07

Olá Manuel,
Excelentes fotos que tens publicado, enquanto eu andava a 'surfar' na neve...
Adoro o título humoristico desta e a composição das tartarugas 'empilhadas' foi de facto muito bem apanhada. Boas cores e definição de imagem com o fundo desfocado. É pena a degradação deste tipo de jardins zoológicos...
Parabéns pelo excelente trabalho que tens vindo a desenvolver e obrigado por partilhares.
Um abraço amigo,
Ricardo

ChrisJ (70231) 2006-03-24 5:12

Ola manuel

A like the procesiion of tortoises superimposed on top of one another. Good macro zoom shot, with excellent sharpness & dof. Felicitations!

alekpet (4659) 2006-03-24 5:14

Hi Manuel.

I read somewhere that turtles are one of the oldest animals in terms how long they live on earth, since the dinosaurs and longer. And somehow when you see them they look so small and defenceless and are probably the least agressive animals. They found a key in survival and that is being able to hide inside their cocoon which is so strong. That's why we should all appreciate them. Excelent photo, great angle of shooting.

ALeks

AiresSantos (42120) 2006-03-24 5:28

Ola Manuel, interessante, divertida muito bonita esta foto.
Muitissimo bem enquadrada, com boas cores e luminosidade.
Um grande abraço e bom fim de semana,
Aires

gilou530 (35226) 2006-03-24 5:33

salut manuel
photo originale de ces tortues, belle composition ou tu as bien isolé le sujet du fond avec des couleurs et une netteté nickel, bon travail
amities
gilbert

atus (15452) 2006-03-24 5:49

Hello Manuel,
very well captured "slow motion" action shot.Excellent focusing and very good sharpness. Compliments and have a nice weekend.
Attila

pitai (3925) 2006-03-24 6:09

hola manuel, a quien se le cayo la pluma? jajajaja. nunca entendi porque a estas tortugas les gusta alinearse en fila. creo que captaste un toma muy simpatica. los colores bien calidos y llamativos. TFS. gabriel

feather (49860) 2006-03-24 7:08

Very funny photo Manuel; you did well to capture them in such a pose. For such "secet and wary" animals they have no inhibitions here.
Good use of DOF to isolate the subject from the background.
Kath

pierrefonds (26289) 2006-03-24 8:06

Hi Manuel,

You have a very explicative note. The photo reflect a good light, composition and nice colors.

It is the first time that I see turtles resting that way on a branch.

Pierre

Fis2 (45827) 2006-03-24 9:55

Witaj my friend!
Hehe good! I like the frame and colours. Very impressive picture. Well done.
Regards
Krzysztof

sixTL (8582) 2006-03-24 10:17

Hola Manuel, very excellent shot. I like the scene. Very wonderful photo.

Regards Artur

berek (28907) 2006-03-24 15:39

Hi Manuel,
very interesting moment with turtles . nice close taken and colors. TFS
Friendly Regards
B.Erek
Meaning ( Sense ) 9,Framing:9,Idea :10

anaines (793) 2006-03-24 15:39

Hermosa foto. Lindas tortugas, me gustó mucho, pero más cuando leí el título.
TFS

weswang (18223) 2006-03-24 19:47

Hi Manuel, A nice shot of the special formations to these turtles. Good use of shallow DoF to this picture. Good use of the light. Nice details and a fun shot.

isabela_sor (42162) 2006-03-25 1:39

Wonderful and funny shot,Manuel.Fantastic focus and sharpness, great details in your composition
Thank you
Have a nice week end
Isabela

MLINES (10884) 2006-03-25 2:25

Good close-up of these turtles. Colours are excellent and clarity 100%. Good POV.

Graal (57941) 2006-03-25 4:06

Hi Manuel,
good captured, interesting reportage from the nature. I like the colours. View a bit funny.
Rgs, Aleksander

gebala (0) 2006-03-25 4:48

hello, ahhahahahaha:) what a funny shot, I like it so much, I cant stop smilling ahaha:) great one great one;) you have a great eye:)exllent quality and great composition, well taken my friend

Galmeida (12559) 2006-03-25 6:21

Olá Manuel,
Excelente composição nesta captura das tararugas amazonicas no jardim zoologico. Gosto da perspectiva e do enquadramento composisional que capturou, com o alinhamento delas em diagonal no tronco da arvore e criando um efeito repetitivo. Boas cores, luz e nitidez. Parabéns e um bom fim de semana.

Um abraço amigo,
Fernando

xavshot (62419) 2006-03-25 6:24

Bonjour Manuel
un très joli train...de tortues. La compo est bien faite avec un joli fond flou pour faire ressortir ces tortues. Belles couleurs
Bravo et bon week-end
Xavier

DLM (6447) 2006-03-25 13:42

Hi Manuel,
A beautiful and happy image,TFS
Dave.

jafadabret (39627) 2006-03-26 13:28

Manuel, je pense que tu a mis l'appareil avec la priorité à la vitesse ;)
C'est une photo qui donne le sourire. Merci on en a tous besoin. J'aime cette composition de gymnastes en pyramide. Les couleurs et la netteté sont ok. Bien vu !
Jacques

nofer (3186) 2006-03-29 21:53

Aposto que tens mais fotos desta "turma" e com certeza farão sucesso no TN... agora que você também está lá.... He... He... He...
Muito bem realizada. Boa composição.
Parabéns.
TFS
Reynaldo

Tue (25608) 2006-03-30 15:23

Hej Manuel,
Very nice picture of this little row of turtles. Well captured from a good POV and with a good DOF. Well done!
Hilsner,
Lars

tonyking (1599) 2006-04-02 5:56

Hi Manuel,
Are these 'ninja turtles' or 'naughty turtles'? ;-)
This is a great pic. I love how you've captured it with a shallow depth of focus and, although it appears that it must have been a cloudy day, the contrasts are still really nice. Excellent work!

Hugs,
Tony

axiotea (16107) 2006-06-15 9:13

Hi Manuel,
I like that compo with these turtles "walking in line"...good POV and colors...
All the best,
Marilyn

Janice (4386) 2006-06-23 23:28

Oh, they are real!! Good composition Manuel, and especially with the bird feather stuck on one of their shells!
Un saludo!!
Janice

rasmis (291) 2006-10-13 5:03