Shooting a box turtle

Randi · 14th of March 2010 (Sun)

We have a box turtle and I had some pretty neat ideas for taking some pictures of her, but I'm completely unsure of what type of background to use because of her color. Any ideas?

seaside · 14th of March 2010 (Sun)

Hi Randi. This image was taken quite a few years ago. Dark background with an off camera flash. Don't remember much else about the shot. I would try to get up close and personal - show detail and get some turtle personality in the picture

The background is not of great importance when shooting like this.

belongus3 · 17th of March 2010 (Wed)

Quote:

Originally Posted by seaside

Hi Randi. This image was taken quite a few years ago. Dark background with an off camera flash. Don't remember much else about the shot. I would try to get up close and personal - show detail and get some turtle personality in the picture

The background is not of great importance when shooting like this.

In my opinion this is a great capture, but it`s true I`m still kind of a novice in all these.

LONDON808 · 10th of April 2010 (Sat)

Don't shoot animals - that's crul why kill it if it's not doing harm

Use a light background IMO off white or a pink - prongs out the darker markings

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LONDON808 Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Honolulu hawaii Posts: 871 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Shooting a box turtle Don't shoot animals - that's crul why kill it if it's not doing harm Use a light background IMO off white or a pink - prongs out the darker markings

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