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Turtle caught bobbing to the waters surface in a tank at chester zoo (shot through glass)
Turtle caught bobbing to the waters surface in a tank at chester zoo (shot through glass)
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Location
This photo was taken inside the tropical center at chester zoo in the united kingdom.Time
If i remember right it was early afternoon but because it was shot inside an enclosure there was no perfect time to take the shot. I followed this little fellow for around twenty minutesLighting
The turtle was swimming inside a tank which was only very slightly lit from above,i had to crank up the ISO settings in manual, i did this however by setting my ISO to auto with a max of 6400 then went for a quick(ish) shutter speed to freeze him but with a nice big aperture.Equipment
I used my canon eos 750d dslr with a canon efs 55-250mm is stm lens.Inspiration
I love macro wildlife photography and you may have seen some of my other butterfly shots or close up animal shots so i always look for an opportunity to capture a close up shot. This turtle was having fun with me it continually came close to the glass of his tank then dived down into the water giving me no chance of a clear shot with my manual settings,even with back button focus ready to fire! so i decided to wait it out and pushed my lens tight to the glass of the tank and cut out any reflection using as many parts of my body as i could (I'll use a sheet next time for sure) then he popped up into my focus framed area to smile and i got him. hence the name of this picture"gotcha".Editing
Just a few simple lens correction adjustments to the raw file in light room and took away some noise. I tend to be very organic and i don't like to mess with to many features of a good picture and i always say "as long as you can see what i wanted you to see then the picture is perfect"In my camera bag
I carry my canon eos 750d everywhere its the first thing in my backpack along with my flash and a few different focal distance lenses. Some batteries and some decent cleaning equipment is also a must and just in case i also take my wireless triggers. My tripod is mostly for long exposure scenery but i carry it just in case.Feedback
Know what you want before you try to get it but seriously always expect the unexpected. nothing makes a photo more special than having an animal just act out of character as you click the shutter release button. From a technical point of view setup your camera to the point your comfortable,don't try to do manual if its not needed or you just don't know how to get the perfect settings for exposure as shutter or aperture mode are really adequate on cameras these days and you don't want to miss a special shot because you spent the time messing with manual when you could have just turned the dial to shutter mode.
