Old and young

You don't really think of reptiles having any warmth, but I just thought this old fella looked like he was enjoying the attention from the kids. He was a tortoise at Grant's Farm in St. Louis.

Nice capture in B&W! They say these guy's get to be 100+ years old.

Thank you! This Aldabra tortoise was wedging itself between some posts, and seemed to really enjoy the attention. I had the chance to touch it, and was pleasantly surprised at how soft the skin on its face was, even down to its beak. I believe that an Aldabra currently holds the world record for oldest living tortoise.

Great shot, I think the B&W makes this image.

Thanks, MizzGrizz. I was torn between the B&W and the color version. I never could get it to how I liked it as a color image, so I changed it to a monochrome and was very pleased. Still such a neat old fella.

Nice shot

--Like the image -- great capture--
everyone above likes the b w --
i would like to see the color also =
**Got to love the tortoise**
---like it better b/w---
---but the color rocks--

Here is the color version. It actually is quite a crop from the original because I just had my 18-55mm, and there were so many people around that I could not get particularly close. I also had to do some editing, which is evident as well.

Great shot! He does seem to be leaning into the touch, very cool capture!

Good shot. I like the black and white a lot better.