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Painted turtles (6)
sergegagne Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 150 W: 1 N: 136] (401)
Those are Painted Turtles (Chrysemis picta) sun-bathing. These turtles love to expose themselves to the sunrays. One can often see up to 20 individuals gathered on a piece of wood coming out of water. This species is the only know reptile able to whithstand frost, thanks to sugars (glucose and lactate) present in their muscles and some organs, such as the liver, the brain and the heart. The Painted Turtle can live up to 40 years.

Technique:
75-300 mm Canon zoom open at 300 mm
1/500 at f7.1
ISO 200
Photo taken at 11:04 a.m. in bright sunshine

Post-processing:
Cropping on left and top and "Quick Fix" with Photoshop Elements
Altered Image #1

sergegagne Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 150 W: 1 N: 136] (401)
PhotoShop CS
Edited by:livios Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2156 W: 322 N: 4258] (16906)
Serge, this is what I did:

1) Clone Stamp Tool to avoid the little overexposure on the turtle that is on the top. I also used this tool on the background of the left;

2) Sharpness with Intellisharpen II.

I hope you like it.

Best regards.

Lívio