More Painted Turtles

Painted Turtles out sunning themselves.

1.
<img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2717/4522572714_a90c5f6b38_b.jpg" border=2 height=700>

2.
<img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2733/4521938817_de8f40c756_b.jpg" border=2 width=800>

3
<img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4026/4521939319_2bf10dc0b2_b.jpg" border=2 width=800>

4
<img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4011/4522569564_07b198e306_b.jpg" border=2 width=800>

5
<img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4004/4516473349_f7fe4b2e16_b.jpg" border=2 width=800>

6
<img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4003/4517096268_47f15eb9ee_b.jpg" border=2 height=700>

7
<img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4063/4509356099_a8499d5bbf_b.jpg" border=2 width=800>

8
<img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4046/4517090144_bba6bffeee_o.jpg" border=2 height=700>

9
<img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2049/4509992520_d5cc3121f8_b.jpg" border=2 width=800>

Hi Cara #6 is my favorite and the reflection on #9 is super.

I know this is not the critique forum and I hope you don't mind a friendly question towards improving shots?
I was wondering, if you think a CPF would help cut some of the glare off the turtles backs, like in shot 1, although I don't see much glare in the others or from the water so you may be already using one.
If that's the case? (in my best Gilda Radner voice) Never mind... :-)

I don't think I had a polarizer on for any of these. I had a 77mm one that I got with another lens I bought on ebay, and I tried it one day really bright day and it didn't seem to do much. I think it's just a super cheap, crappy CPF though. I'm already thinking I'm going to toss it and get at least a decent low end one.

These were taken on different days and the ones with the least amount of glare were taken on overcast days. Others, like #7, I underexposed to kill the glare and then played with in post to brighten it up.

I really like 2,3 and 7

These are great. I'm really diggin #2! Love the blue color of the background in #7.

I'm with 2 and 7 also. I like the line-up with reflection on 2 and the solo turtle, shape/texture of the log and blue background on 7. - TF

I vote for #2.

They can be surprising difficult to approach so you did great.