Saturday, 5th January 2008
Turtle
by Thomas Vignaud
I like the composition of the photo with the reflection. Diagonally shooted, so we can see trees, clouds and sky.
Equipment: Canon EOS 400D
Thomas Vignaud
Hi, I'm a marine biology student in France, and I'm actually working on sharks. I'm professional diver, and I really love underwater photography, in scuba diving and in freediving.
Website: Flickr
Turtle by Thomas Vignaud was photo of the day on Saturday, 5th January 2008. It is tagged Turtles, Underwater. You can leave a comment below.
42 Comments
Ariel
That’s an incredible capture! Great work with the lighting and composition.
Tad Bowman
This is a stunning photograph Thomas. Congratulations!
Sheila
Breathtaking! Simply marvelous. Everything is so clear!
Jim Cornish
My daughter loves sea turtles so I forwarded the url of this page to her straight away. She will love it. Thank-you Thomas!
Kinan Jarjous
How on EARTH did you take it! OMG!
janet
WOW … it is so incredibly perfect!!
Paul Dass
Hi Thomas it is an excellent job, I like the perspective.
Anurag
You are just incredible Thomas
Pieter -sAner- van der Horst
This is really, really great. The idea of shooting diagonally is superb. Colors are extraordinary. Reflection is great awell. One of the best pics on this site so far imho. Well done!
IonBuck
Excellent indeed! The reflection of the turtle is also very cool!
Eli Shams
Etonnant ! Et adorable
Andreea Teodorescu
Splendid capture !
John
Stunning. Totally clear and sharp. And judging by the palm tree and blue skies your shooting in a tropical paradise. Enjoy it!!
laurens
nce, underwater
Tom Brooklyn
I like turtles. I have owned more than one turtle over the course of many years, and I am pleased to see a turtle become the topic of EarthShots.
Beautiful color, light, saturation and detail.
All that being said, this photo presents an unususual perspective. It’s difficult to determine which way is up. It seems to make the photo somewhat abstract when I think the subject might have been better served being presented realistically.
Clément
Magnifique photo Thomas, rien à dire, la France est dignement représentée, bravo
Eynaud yoan
Probably one of the most beautiful shot you ever took…
My friend, you know that one day the Antibes Price will be yours, perhaps with this photo…
See ya.
P.S. “cette tortue est over-degaine”
jimmy roussel
Being at the right time and right spot for this one. How long did you wait and how many shots before this great picture?
Ann
Simply fantastic.
BJ Berquist
Wonderful photo! Life imitating art? Are we seeing the world as the turtle sees it when he is in the water? This is a great opportunity for a story starter for those of you who write or teach language arts.
John Summers
You make me want an underwater housing!
Charlie Turuka
Superb shot!
DeanVH1TheShot
Fantastic capture, congrats!
Rosalie
this photo is absolutely fantastic.
Pauline Jones
This is a very unusual angle; I probably would never have thought of it.
Luigi Piccirillo
Very impressive! Just a wonderful shot.
Jojoe
Fantastic!!!
Ellie
Totally remarkable and fascinating work, Thomas!
Perry Winkel
By far the best photograph I have seen for a long long time. screw the technical jargon & compliments…you have def. raised the bar with this one.
kml
So clear with perfect lighting – very well done!!
Yasmin
Just amazing!
Renee
Thomas this photo is really amazing! Like everyone one else has said!
Ian
I’ve been enjoying these photos for over a year now without commenting and once i saw this i couldnt help but finally say a word or two. This almost looks CGI for Finding Nemo 2 or soemthing to know that it was an actual photo shows me the amazing capabilities of modern day photography. I’ve only recently started shooting photos of things other than friends and family with ok results using a simple 7.2 MP Sony camera and even the results i’m getting there are encouraging. When i start to “train my eye” a little better and learn more of the tech i will start to submit some phots thanks for all the inspiration especially you Thomas. Keep up the good work everyone!
Thomas Vignaud
Thank you so much everyone, that is telling my soul to go underwater again and again. I’ll do my best to do better and better shots.
Ian, I’m sure you can do great things with your sony, I won some potd with a 5mpx compact camera, just try and try again and try always, and enjoy it
Christy
wow, this photo is great, and the colors are awsome….what more can I say?
Christy
would love to see more of your photo’s
cathy babel
Eynaud yoan Says:
January 5th, 2008 at 2:59 pm
Probably one of the most beautiful shot you ever took…
My friend, you know that one day the Antibes Price will be yours, perhaps with this photo…
Antibes 2008: Thomas won the tittle with this incredible photo !!!!!
Congratulations Thomas.
Su
Stunning, stunning, stunning………….
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mike
He is nice looking. I like the angle on the picture.
Renee
Love this shot!
su
What a shot…. so clear just love it.
gouldkb
So clear and beautiful. Wonderful shot. I love the colors and how the turtle seems to be flying