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A Gentle Touch (ii)


A Gentle Touch (ii)
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Copyright: Janice Dunn (Janice) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3316 W: 149 N: 6113] (18648)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-09-23
Categories: Mammals
Camera: Canon EOS 300D, Tamron 28-300 XR
Exposure: f/9.0, 1/250 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-10-02 2:53
Viewed: 1196
Points: 12
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Stage TWO

Galapagos Tortoise
Geochelone Elephantopus

Here is another photo of two Galapagos Tortoises that I saw at the Auckland Zoo. He was commencing the mating ritual that many of us spectators found very interesting. But he was taking a long time.

You can see the first stage here as Mr Galapagos Tortoise was giving Mrs Galapagos Tortoise a Loving Nudge

At stage two, he now has his right foot on the side of her shell. And dear Mrs Galapagos Tortoise is still accepting his advances very patiently.

The Galapagos tortoise comes in three versions, which are distinguished by the shape of their shells, sizes, colours and behaviour:

Saddle-Backed: Mostly found on the lower drier islands. They have raised shells, long necks and limbs.

Dome-Shaped: Found on the upper parts of the islands, where plant growth is dense and thick. They have round shaped shells, very short necks and limbs.

Intermediate: This third race is a mix between the two described above.
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To scottevers7: GalapagosJanice 1 10-02 15:57
To marhowie: Patience is a virtueJanice 1 10-02 15:47
To greenpinkorange: ThxJanice 1 10-02 03:12
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Hi Janice, Really nice picture here. Good moment. The left one seems to KNOW you're taking a picture and the right one seems to be more interesting in its mate! I like the composition of this picture. I wonder if the levels are a little bright. But it's nice lighting. :) thanks for sharing.
Steph

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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4774 W: 294 N: 4020] (13209)
  • [2006-10-02 4:14]

Hello Janice,
Very nice capture.Eye contact with left one is wonderful.I liked POV,lighting,details,pose of turtles and composition a lot.Have a great week!
TFS...:-)

Hi Janice,
What a funny moment! Tortoise's mating ritual; I never thought about it but yes, It must be a long process :)

You caught a nice moment with excellent composition and details, POV and DOF, I like this! Thanks :-)
Claudine

Hi Janice,
Excellent shot on these two Galapagos Tortoises. My dream photo trip is to make it to the Galapagos Islands. Excellent composition and framing on this shot. I love their intricate detailed and textured shells and skin. Nice one!
Scott

Hi Janice,
Better still closer :) So this mating ritual takes some time to accomplish, as turtles aren't known for their speed. Is there a "gentle touch" III in our future, where they kinda mix things up a bit? ;-}}
Well done mf.

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  • red45 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2705 W: 74 N: 8864] (30243)
  • [2006-10-03 2:48]

Hi Janice!

Funny picture, looks like cars crash :-) Good 'moment' my friend! Very detailed shells and I like face and eye of left tortoise. This is what I call action photography for patient people :-)

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