There’s not much water for turtles here in the Badlands of South Dakota, so our guest today is this bighorn sheep. It was a long way up the ridge to get here and it cost two Clif Bars for the pose. The technical details are; uncropped, 55mm, f6.3, 1/100 sec, ISO 100 and shake reduction on for the photographer.
Bighorn Sheep
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Two things are wrong with this week’s Turtle Thursday. The first and obvious thing, this is Friday. The second and not so obvious, there is no turtle. So until I find more turtle pictures, filling in as a guest turtle this week is Big Boy.
Big Boy
The lazy photographer will maintain a stationary position allowing the subject to do all the work.
Ruby 2
Today is a little abstract with an almost works monochrome version of tortoise shells.
Tortoise Shells
My goal last week was to make friends with this guy and get a better picture. Here he is again as another bonus photo and just a little friendlier.
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2
“Today was a good day. I played peek-a-boo with a photographer.”, said the dragonfly.
Dragonfly Peek-A-Boo
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This Chinese tortoise/turtle symbolizes longevity, power, and tenacity. To learn more about the symbolism of turtles in various cultures see this Wiki article.
Clay Turtle
And a bonus image below because, well, why not? My goal is to make friends with this guy and get a good picture of him before he flies south for the winter.
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
I’m not sure whether this is creepy or just downright scary. As creepy or scary as some might find this picture, the really scary thing is, this is another endangered species. Pretty soon we’ll be the only things left on the planet. And that, really creeps me out.
African Painted Dog
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What’s in your wallet shell?
And a bonus image below since the guy above was a little camera-shy, slipping under the water too quickly, making my only opportunity a rather long distance photo.
Dragonfly X-Wing Starfighter
Sandals Beneath Our Feet
Most of the time, for most of us, but not always, things like these are immediately beneath our feet. Like old friends they’re comfortable to be with, have seen some miles with us, have many more miles to go and have more than a few stories to tell.
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