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    I've been visiting the Delaware coast for the past 10 days watching and photographing the amazing horseshoe crab/shorebird migration spectacle. In addition to photographing the birds, I was excited to find this large snapping turtle at the Bombay Hook Wildlife Refuge very early one morning. I found the green leaf on his head charming! I laid on the ground to take the images and found that at a certain distance he would start to pull in his head and legs. So of course, I gave him his space and marveled at the way nature put him together, wrinkled skin and all!

    Canon 5D Mark III, Canon 70-200 f2.8 L IS @ 145mm, 1/640, f6.3, exp. comp. +1, ISO 400.

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    Techs look good and I like the element of the leave on the head

    I don't mind the pano crop, though personally would add a fraction more canvas to the LHS.

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    Hi Nancy - nice detail and the low pov works very well as does the pano crop. PP looks good. I also like the leaf on the head but wonder how it might look if you burned it slightly. Also the head and neck don't seem as sharp as the body, perhaps another round of USM there.

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    Like the detail and the low angle in this image. Well we do not have such turtles out here and find it's height when walking and long tail very interesting.
    No issues with the leaf as anyway the brightness in it's eye gets attention at first glance..Thanks for showing.

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    Thank you Russel, Hiran and Rachel. Russel, I think a bit more canvas on the left is a good idea. Hiram, I don't remember seeing a snapping turtle before that was not partially hidden by vegetation or else swimming and was also amazed at the long, dinosaur-like tail. Rachel, I was thinking the same two things, darken the leaf and head sharpness. I have run 2 rounds of USM on the head. I really think the issue is that the head is turned just slightly away.

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    I like it and feel better that I'm not the only one posting turtle images! I like the little hat. The pano crop works well for me on this one.

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    Ian, I was so glad to see your turtle before I posted mine!

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    Wonderful! I don't know how he fits in that shell. I've never seen one from this angle and marvel at the sturdy legs and tail. Great shot!

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    Nice detail on this one, and good call on the low angle and giving the animal its space, Nancy.
    How cool is that tail?? I've never seen a full-body shot before so I didn't realise they had tails.
    I agree that it could use a tad more on the LHS, but perhaps also at the bottom? (Feels a wee bit cramped for me)
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    Hi Nancy, excellent work, getting lower, dirty and at eye level makes the image, cracking stuff. I do get the impression that certain NIK elements have been used, detail extractor? If so I would reduce this, it looks a tad harsh and the image pushed at PP stage. Not ideal, but softening it and adding midtone does, IMHO help. It's subtle even to the shingle, but that is the whole point of these slight tweaks, subtlety.

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