Uploaded: October 11, 2012 04:13:21
A red-eared slider turtle breaks the surface and takes a quick breath of air. Found this old wily fellow under a small spillway at (where else?) Zilker Botanical Gardens here in Austin.
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Exif: F Number: 5.6, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/800 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 500, White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 244.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Robert R. Goodman October 11, 2012
Hi Valarie,Excellent SC my friend.Beautiful capture,that is something we don't see in the desert!!!! #1491624
Agnes Fegan
October 11, 2012
Jeff Robinson
October 11, 2012
Dominick M. Dimacale
October 11, 2012
Dominick #10364972
Michelle Alton October 11, 2012
This will be one of your next winners, Val. For SURE it is an instant favorite for ME! #10365034Gord MacEachern October 11, 2012
Photography just doesn't get any better than this my friend!!!!! #10365134Terry T. Ruvalcaba October 11, 2012
great timing and title! #10365182Anthony G. Comella October 11, 2012
Super viewing and perfect timing!! #10365393Monnie Ryan October 11, 2012
Fabulous capture, Val! #10365413
Terry Cervi
October 11, 2012
Tammy Espino October 11, 2012
Looks like your next win to me :) Awesome! #10365653
R. J. Laudenbacher
October 11, 2012
Lorna Shutter October 11, 2012
Wowza, Ms. America!!! What an incredible shot! Are you sure you didn't photograph a page in a magazine? The clarity and detail are amazing! ... and your timing was impeccable! Fabulous capture! ... and I agree with Michelle & Tammy ... We SHOULD definitely see this one again! :) #10365760
Tammy M. Anderson
October 11, 2012
Dayna Cain
October 11, 2012
Nadia Paul October 11, 2012
What a beauty Val - perfect timing and great detail - love the bubbles! #10365951
Kathy Salerni
October 11, 2012
Douglas Pignet October 12, 2012
wonderful find and capture #10366218Don Christiana October 12, 2012
Reminds me of one of my younger grandkids playing in a bubble bath. Great macro capture Val of a difficult subject. #10366420Patricia Seidler October 12, 2012
Great timing and capture Val. Love the bubbles and title! #10366488Carol L. Fowler October 12, 2012
Excellent bubbly capture! Kind of reminds me of YOU! (the bubbly part, not the reptile! LOL!) #10367191Ellen Hodges October 13, 2012
Absolutely gorgeous capture with perfect timing, Val!!! #10368129
Mary Dimitriw
October 14, 2012
Patrick Rouzes
October 14, 2012
Julianne Bradford October 14, 2012
Looks like he's enjoying his bubble bath Val! Terrific capture! #10369432Rony Sagy October 15, 2012
Wow, spectacular capture of this special guy. #10371082Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna October 17, 2012
Fantasticcapture, Val! :-) k #10373986Julie Burnett October 18, 2012
A fantastic macro, Val!! How you get all of your critters to pose for you is beyond me, and then with the perfect composition and clarity, sigh.... #10374710
Emile Abbott
October 18, 2012
Reynaldo D. Reyes
October 18, 2012
Rona L. Schwarz October 18, 2012
WOW! I think you have another winner here, Val! Fantastic close-up of this unusual specimen taken with such detail and clarity! Beautifully composed and those bubbles are awesome! #10375900
Heather Loewenhardt
October 24, 2012
Ujjwal Mukherjee October 26, 2012
Fantastic in every respect,terrific capture,Val!! #10385976Phyllis H. Burchett November 07, 2012
wow this is amazing Val! #10408279Thomas E. Hinds November 29, 2012
Great capture, here, Val! I missed this before! Wonderful work and timing and congratulations on another Finalist! WTG! #10438862Nadia Paul November 29, 2012
Congratulations on another wonderful finalist my friend! #10439384
Tammy M. Anderson
November 30, 2012
Robert R. Goodman November 30, 2012
Hi Valarie,Big Congratulations my friend on this beautiful finalist!!!! #10440227Phyllis H. Burchett November 30, 2012
Congrats Val! #10440246Patricia Seidler November 30, 2012
Congratulations Val! #10440558
Deborah C. Lewinson
November 30, 2012
Love the eye contact!
Debby #10440681
Patricia A. Casey
November 30, 2012
Bojan Bencic
November 30, 2012
Emile Abbott
November 30, 2012
Debra R. Harder November 30, 2012
OMG, Val...this is truly brilliant! Huge congratulations on your OUTSTANDING finalist! #10441603Don Christiana November 30, 2012
Val you have turned a difficult subject into a true winner. Congrats for yet another Finalist this month. I see two Gold Winners coming your way. #10441710Tammy Espino November 30, 2012
Well of course this will get gold, how could it not?? :) Big ol' congrats!! #10442670
Mary Dimitriw
November 30, 2012
Ellen Hodges November 30, 2012
Huge congrats on a fabulous winner, Val!!! #10442891Katherine Kuhn November 30, 2012
Congratulations on this wonderful winner! #10442893
Deborah C. Lewinson
November 30, 2012
Tammy Espino November 30, 2012
Ya baby I knew he would be here!! Congrats!!!!!! :) #10443018
Melinda F. Schneider
November 30, 2012
Eivor Kuchta November 30, 2012
Congratulations on your win, Val! #10443127
Tammy M. Anderson
November 30, 2012
Michele Peterson
November 30, 2012
Diane E. Deming
November 30, 2012
Leslie McLain
November 30, 2012
Julianne Bradford November 30, 2012
Congratulations on this fantastic Gold Val! #10443220
Carol Flisak
November 30, 2012
Thomas E. Hinds November 30, 2012
So very happy to see this Winner! Fantastico! HUGE CONGRATULATIONS, VAL! #10443241
Ann Coates
November 30, 2012
Mary Beth Aiello
November 30, 2012
Colette M. Metcalf November 30, 2012
Excellent! A big congrats to you!!! #10443470Rony Sagy November 30, 2012
Wow. Congratulations on this spectacular win, Val. #10443494Carol L. Fowler November 30, 2012
Congrats on the Winner!! WTG Val! #10443549Monnie Ryan November 30, 2012
Congratulations on your win, Val! #10443620Renee Doyle November 30, 2012
Congratulations on this excellent first place winner Val! #10443657Phyllis H. Burchett November 30, 2012
BIG congrats Val on this fabulous winner!!! #10443686Rona L. Schwarz November 30, 2012
I knew we'd see this with GOLD, Val! And am delighted for you that it is so! HUGE CONGRATS! (Just got in so still have not even seen the Finalists!) #10443776Nadia Paul November 30, 2012
Yay! I think ALL your images deserve gold my friend - congrats on your wonderful winner! #10443948
Amanda J. Tanner
December 01, 2012
Bojan Bencic
December 01, 2012
Terry T. Ruvalcaba December 01, 2012
congrats on winning the gold! well deserved on this great capture! #10444280
Dayna Cain
December 01, 2012
Ujjwal Mukherjee December 01, 2012
HUGE congratulations on your AWESOME Winner,Val!! #10444346
Linda D. Lester
December 01, 2012
Julie Burnett December 01, 2012
You are so very talented, Ms V!! Congratulations on your first place win!! :) :) #10444398
Terry Cervi
December 01, 2012
Debra R. Harder December 01, 2012
I'm so happy this won FIRST PLACE, Val. This capture is magnificent. Huge congratulations on your BRILLIANT WIN!!! #10444689Don Christiana December 01, 2012
Val, I am so thrilled the judges picked this very difficult subject and awarded 1st Place Gold. Great capture, great photo, HUGE CONGRATS. #10444816
Val Feldman
December 01, 2012
Emile Abbott
December 01, 2012
JO ANN CLEVELAND December 01, 2012
Congrats on this 1st Place Gold winner, it is certainly well deserved Val!jo ann c. #10445182
Lorna Shutter December 01, 2012
Woo Hoo!!! WTG, Ms. America!!!!! CONGRATULATIONS on your First Place Win!!!!! :)
Usman M. Bajwa
December 01, 2012
UB. #10445687
Patti Coblentz December 02, 2012
What a superb capture, Val...he seems to be wearing a smile as he breeches the water surface:)
Patricia A. Casey
December 02, 2012
Robert R. Goodman December 02, 2012
Hi Valarie,Congratulations on this beautiful win!!! #10446812
Carol Eade
December 02, 2012
Merna L. Nobile December 02, 2012
To my photo friend:
Lindley Johnson
December 03, 2012
Chris Budny
December 04, 2012
David M. Montero December 04, 2012
Great timing - wonderful capture. Congratulations on your win Val! #10450798Andre Larose December 06, 2012
Great work on this fantastic macro!Andre Larose December 06, 2012
Great work on this fantastic macro!
JudyAnn Rector
December 06, 2012
Karen Bacon December 19, 2012
I missed this one.Congratulations on another outstanding winner!Hope you are well and happy holidays! #10470626
Lydia Williams
December 22, 2012
Debbie Bray December 30, 2012
Big hearty congratulations Miss Val, on a wonderful capture, but even more, a first place winner!! Well done!! Hope you had a magical Christmas, and best wishes for a very exciting New Year!! #10488752Merna L. Nobile December 30, 2012
January is a month of reflection for me, I remember how privileged I was to observe all the outstanding work and beautiful photographs of the past year. For the last time this year, I would be honored to congratulate you for your spectacular work and willingness to share with all of us, Happy New Year, Merna Nobile
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Reynaldo D. Reyes
May 01, 2016
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