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Blanding's Turtle: species at risk


Blanding's Turtle: species at risk
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Copyright: Luc Durocher (Luc) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2058 W: 315 N: 4404] (14713)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-02-04
Categories: Reptiles
Camera: Canon Powershot S1-IS
Exposure: f/8, 1/6 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Reptiles of Canada, Magnificent Macros [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2005-02-07 0:30
Viewed: 817
Points: 18
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note [French]
Blanding's Turtle: species at risk
Emydoidea blandingii

Why is the Blanding's Turtle in danger?
The greatest threats to the Blanding's turtle are habitat loss outside the park and a shortage of suitable nesting sites. Road kill and raccoon predation also limit the size of the population. Nest flooding and short summer season can also contribute to the poor survival rate of the eggs.
Another concern is the small proportion of juveniles and young adults. Surveys show that most turtles are over 30 years of age, although in recent years, as a result of active management and improved survey methods, it appears there have been improvements in the survival rate of hatchlings.
More info.

Taken at the Ecomuseum.

I used a tripod.
Taken through glass.
I hope you like it.
Janice, liquidsunshine, willie, marhowie, livios, carper, gerhardt has marked this note useful
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To marhowie: taken through glass...Luc 1 02-07 11:00
To Jancie: whole turtle later...Luc 1 02-07 01:52
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Very good close-up Luc.
Nice colours, good detail and composition.
The DOF is little shallow but thats the best you can do with this close-up.
The black BG work very nice in this case.
Very well done.

BTW.
I like your new way to give comments and critiques.

Nice one Luc. Great macro shot of his face. Seeing just his face so close you don't recognise it as a turtle. Good details and colours. Well done.

VERY NICE macro, just perfect

Amazing deatil in the eye Luc. Very good DOF. Nice shot overall. Good work

Luc, The return of the "TURTLEMAN"! ;-) Excellent detail of the eye seen in this macro of an endangered species..Is this through glass? Well done!

  • Great 
  • livios Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2306 W: 324 N: 4306] (16856)
  • [2005-02-07 9:58]

Luc, another great shot of yours. Very good close-up with a perfect sharpness. Nice POV and composition, as well as an informative note.

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  • carper Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2165 W: 124 N: 2567] (8208)
  • [2005-02-07 11:12]

very nice photo Luc,
And taking throug glasses, I know what it is, you did it do very good, the composing of the shot is very good, the details and the colours are nice, very good pof, great job

Great shot Luc,
Excellent eye detail, very sharp, clean and good colours.
Very nice.
Thanks for posting

You handle this through the glass shots very nice. Such strange critters to see. Exceptional close up Luc. love this one. Well done.

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