Here’s another one of the red-footed tortoises that I saw on St Barths. Unlike the previous wide angle shot, for this one, I used my long lens and caught the tortoise as it slowly moved across a shaded area of the sand. Nikon D500 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 280mm) ISO 400, f/4 at 1/1000th of a second
Hey Rick, yes, I was hoping to see a little daylight between the underside of the turtle. Lens was on the ground. Good thing about the tortoise, they don’t move very fast.
Looks to be moving along rapidly on sand
So many never make it to their destinations safely
Sean were you crawling along with him for this shot ,another great capture of intense movement
Hi Aunt Sue, yes, I was down on the ground, with my camera resting on the sand. For a tortoise, this guy was a bit quicker than expected, but still a tortoise.
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Here’s another one of the red-footed tortoises that I saw on St Barths. Unlike the previous wide angle shot, for this one, I used my long lens and caught the tortoise as it slowly moved across a shaded area of the sand.
One foot up! And you got so low . . . .
Hey Rick, yes, I was hoping to see a little daylight between the underside of the turtle. Lens was on the ground. Good thing about the tortoise, they don’t move very fast.
Looks to be moving along rapidly on sand
So many never make it to their destinations safely
Sean were you crawling along with him for this shot ,another great capture of intense movement
Aunt Sue
Hi Aunt Sue, yes, I was down on the ground, with my camera resting on the sand. For a tortoise, this guy was a bit quicker than expected, but still a tortoise.
One of my all time favorite animals! Love these gentle creatures and the image does them justice.
Thanks Karen. Me too. Very sweet animals.
—– Though running top speed
—– The head as a hawk keeps focus
—– Quite steady as she goes .
great pic. I am thinking about getting a turle or toris for a pet what do think.? )