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Playa Grande, Costa Rica. Newly hatched baby leatherback turtle making it's way to the ocean.

Playa Grande, Costa Rica. Newly hatched baby leatherback turtle making it's way to the ocean.
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cameraCanon EOS 5D

settings Aperture f/11.0 ISO 800 Shutter 1/20 

upload_dateFeb, 2014

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10 Comments |
redwriter Platinum
 
redwriter February 13, 2014
Great shot. - Jake
SnowbunnyPhotography Platinum
 
SnowbunnyPhotography March 04, 2014
Love it!
lindywalker
 
lindywalker March 05, 2014
run lil turtle, run!! awesome shot!! :) congrats on your award
Timbo
 
Timbo March 31, 2014
Perfection........ Nothing else to say but AWARDED...........
thelmachambers
 
thelmachambers November 15, 2014
beautiful image well done!
davidlipsy
 
davidlipsy September 07, 2015
I totally dig this shot!! Its composition, color, textures... I could go on. It a superb capture!!

I hope you stuck around and kept the Gulls and other predators from getting your little subject.

Good luck little turtle!!
BBBimagemediastudios
 
BBBimagemediastudios September 08, 2015
Love that the hatchling is the major focus of the image
nandicmb
 
nandicmb September 23, 2015
Congratulations on your Contest Finalist win in Best Water Shots Photo Contest!
gordonward_6799
 
gordonward_6799 June 02, 2016
Foreground sharp but not the subject otherwise this would have been stunning.
RaphaelMaverickDebaty
 
RaphaelMaverickDebaty June 02, 2016
The waves of the little flippers look stunning!

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