Just some photos... oh with the Sigma 500mm F4.5... and maybe the 1.4x TC

Nice shootin' Mike.That Sigma 500/4.5 is one of very few lenses that I don't worry about shooting wide open. The DA*300/4 is another one.Cheers.Ron

Thanks Ron, I'd add the Sigma 100-300mm F4 to that as well -- Mike from Canada"I am not a great photographer! God is a great creator! All I do is capture His creation with the tools He has provided me."'I like to think so far outside the box that it would require a telephoto lens just to see the box!' ~ 'My Quote :)'http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?sort_order=views%20DESC&first_this_page=0&page_limit=180&&emailsearch=mighty_mike88%40hotmail.com&thumbnails=

Nice series, i really like the turtle shot! -- Leopold Pentax forever http://smarcoux.zenfolio.com/ http://www.limagier-photo.com/ http://www.firstlight.com/galleries.php http://steevemarcoux2.wordpress.com/

Very nice; I love the feeling of simplicity but elegance of the first one.Honestly though, I'm having a hell of a time figuring out the turtle shot. I see the tail so I can only surmise the other end is the head, but it looks like it's looking back over it's shell. I don't know that I've ever seen a turtle do that. Am I reading it wrong or is that what's happening?In any event, thanks for posting. -- http://www.flickr.com/photos/52664228@N04/

MightyMikewrote:Thanks Ron, I'd add the Sigma 100-300mm F4 to that as wellI agree with that.Ron

1 and #3 are excellent. The unique one is #2. My experience with photographing turtles is one of frustration. I live on the Miuskegon River and there are plenty of turtles sunning themselves on rocks and logs. Primarily snappers. Soon as I try to photograph them they are gone.That said, a real nice shot of what appears to be a painted turtle in #2. At least that is what we call them in Michigan.

Thanks Leopold -- Mike from Canada"I am not a great photographer! God is a great creator! All I do is capture His creation with the tools He has provided me."'I like to think so far outside the box that it would require a telephoto lens just to see the box!' ~ 'My Quote :)'http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?sort_order=views%20DESC&first_this_page=0&page_limit=180&&emailsearch=mighty_mike88%40hotmail.com&thumbnails=

Yes its got a long neck and is quite able to look over its shoulder so to speak -- Mike from Canada"I am not a great photographer! God is a great creator! All I do is capture His creation with the tools He has provided me."'I like to think so far outside the box that it would require a telephoto lens just to see the box!' ~ 'My Quote :)'http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?sort_order=views%20DESC&first_this_page=0&page_limit=180&&emailsearch=mighty_mike88%40hotmail.com&thumbnails=

I think they are a little more easy going here most I've seen don't care that i'm in the area, then again they are usually a distance away. there was one i photographed that actually sought out humans for food, likely was fed in the past so it associates humans with food. -- Mike from Canada"I am not a great photographer! God is a great creator! All I do is capture His creation with the tools He has provided me."'I like to think so far outside the box that it would require a telephoto lens just to see the box!' ~ 'My Quote :)'http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?sort_order=views%20DESC&first_this_page=0&page_limit=180&&emailsearch=mighty_mike88%40hotmail.com&thumbnails=

Very nice images Mike, the detail in the last one is impressive. What an awesome lens that you've mastered.Peteo

MightyMikewrote:Yes its got a long neck and is quite able to look over its shoulder so to speakI hate to admit that my eyes are not what they once were (attempting low-light focusing on the K5 really makes that obvious!), but now I see what 's going on with the turtle--thanks.On a related topic, our turtles aren't complacent by any means but I've had some decent luck if I stay put for a long time and they crawl up on a log. Any little noise though, and they're gone! -- http://www.flickr.com/photos/52664228@N04/

Thanks Peteo -- Mike from Canada"I am not a great photographer! God is a great creator! All I do is capture His creation with the tools He has provided me."'I like to think so far outside the box that it would require a telephoto lens just to see the box!' ~ 'My Quote :)'http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?sort_order=views%20DESC&first_this_page=0&page_limit=180&&emailsearch=mighty_mike88%40hotmail.com&thumbnails=