Camera Labs

Painted Turtles
Not a real "easy" sneak believe it or not...lol

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Pentax K-5
Pentax 18-55mm,Pentax 50-200mm,Sigma 17-70mm,Sigma 70-300mm, Sigma 50-500mm

Painted turtles can be tough. The slightest noise and all you here is "splash-splash-splash"


One of my first of a painted turtle early last year.


Click for the larger photo - didn't want to post the huge one as an IMG.[/url]

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Wildlife/Bird Photographer
Canon 5D & Digital Rebel T1i
EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM, EF 70-200mm F4L IS USM, EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
Kenko DG Auto Extension Tube Set - 36mm, 20mm, 12mm
My Photography: mydigitalmind : flickr

1st Frog posted here at this thread

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Some more then

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Canon 450D, S5 IS and A510
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Awesome frogs!!

This is my only decent frog photo... again from last year.

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Wildlife/Bird Photographer
Canon 5D & Digital Rebel T1i
EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM, EF 70-200mm F4L IS USM, EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
Kenko DG Auto Extension Tube Set - 36mm, 20mm, 12mm
My Photography: mydigitalmind : flickr

Very nice shots to all,

@Techuser...nice pics...but so many varieties? Lots of frogs in your area? haha

I like the pics but i don't like frogs...

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Sony A700 + VG
Primes: Sony 28mm f/2.8 | Sony 50mm f/1.4 | Carl Zeiss 85mm f/1.4 | Sony 100mm f/2.8
Zooms: Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8 | Carl Zeiss 24-70mm f/2.8 | Sony 18-250mm f/3.5-6.3
UWA: Sigma 10mm f/2.8 Fisheye | Tamron 11-18mm f/4.5-5.6
Flash: Sony HVL-58AM

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Great shots guys...Tech that #5 is way cool

Couple from the oldies file...thats not my hand BTW,thats my farmer buddy,he works with dirt I work with water
That my story and I'm stickin' to it...lol

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Pentax 18-55mm,Pentax 50-200mm,Sigma 17-70mm,Sigma 70-300mm, Sigma 50-500mm

Natrix natrix
August 7th, 2009 AD, all pictures in public domain

Natrix natrix is one of my favourite snakes. It's very easy to handle and more or less harmless. There is one nasty thingy about it though - its skunk-like stink, which increases the more you scare it. So I'm always very gentle to the snake and try to avoid swapping hands*, because that way the smell gets onto the camera and the equipment. The stink is very easy to wash off when you are in the wild and forgot your soap, or maybe not.


Full size - 2,538 x 1,699 pixels - 24 bits per pixel - 1.1 MB (1,138,532 bytes)


Full size - 3,305 x 2,201 pixels - 24 bits per pixel - 2.7 MB (2,778,679 bytes)


Left: Full size - 2,782 x 1,862 pixels - 24 bits per pixel - 2.1 MB (2,144,725 bytes)
Right: Full size - 3,714 x 2,486 pixels - 24 bits per pixel - 4.7 MB (4,866,109 bytes)
Note, on the left picture one can see the reflection of the photog holding the snake in one hand and the camera in the other in the snake's eye.

All images: 1/160 sec (0.00625), f/11, ISO 200, 105 mm, Flash fired (off camera, SB-900, 1/16 -0.7EV)
Lens used: AF-S VR Micro-NIKKOR 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED
All full-sized images contain the EXIF data

*In snake-handling terminology "swapping hands" means you change the hand that holds the snake.

Nice Snake Ernie looks fun to play with

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Rana temporaria - the common frog
September 13th, 2009 AD, all pictures in public domain


f/11, ISO 200, 1/200 sec - 105mm Micro Nikkor


f/9, ISO 200, 1/200 sec - 105mm Micro Nikkor

Beware, don't click on the images if you have a slow connection.

Awesome shots Ernie!!

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Pentax K-5
Pentax 18-55mm,Pentax 50-200mm,Sigma 17-70mm,Sigma 70-300mm, Sigma 50-500mm

From a recent zoo trip. I have many snake photos to go through too...

Rhinoceros Iguana aka Dinosaur


Shutter Speed: 1/200 sec
F-Stop: f 4
Focal Length: 111 mm
ISO: 800


Eye See You!!


Shutter Speed: 1/50 sec
F-Stop: f 4
Focal Length: 200 mm
ISO: 800

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Wildlife/Bird Photographer
Canon 5D & Digital Rebel T1i
EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM, EF 70-200mm F4L IS USM, EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
Kenko DG Auto Extension Tube Set - 36mm, 20mm, 12mm
My Photography: mydigitalmind : flickr

Serenity, Great shots there love the DOF

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Rui

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Nikon D90 w/ Nikkor AF-S 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6 VR II DX, Nikkor AF 50mm f/1.8 D, Nikkor af-s 35mm f/1.8G DX
Nikkor AF 70-300 f/4-5.6 D, Nikkor AF 80-400 f/4.5-5.6 D ED VR

WOW,that gator(?) is great serenity!!!
I think its wondering what the camera would taste like...lol

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Pentax K-5
Pentax 18-55mm,Pentax 50-200mm,Sigma 17-70mm,Sigma 70-300mm, Sigma 50-500mm