Wild Sea Turtle [Contest Finalists April 2011]
Uploaded: April 22, 2011 05:25:06
This gorgeous sea turtle was curious to look at us snorkling. Barbados.
Animals
Exif: F Number: 3.8, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/250 seconds, Flash: did not fire, auto mode, ISO: 64, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 6.20 mm, Model: PENTAX Optio WS80
R. J. Laudenbacher
April 22, 2011
Jeff Robinson
April 22, 2011
Nadia Paul April 23, 2011
What a great experience Karen - wonderful capture! #9364569Karen Celella April 30, 2011
Thank you Becky, Jeff and Nadia. It was exciting to be so close to this wild sea turtle! #9381248Courtenay Vanderbilt May 18, 2011
Big Congrats, Karen! A well deserved Finalist! #9411264Freddy Bland May 18, 2011
Many congratulations, Karen!! This is wonderful!! #9411806
Carol Eade
May 18, 2011
Memoriee G. Sconce May 18, 2011
Congrats Looks like a fun time.
Usman M. Bajwa
May 18, 2011
UB. #9412602
Nancyj E. Hovey
May 19, 2011
Patricia Seidler May 19, 2011
CONGRATULATIONS KAREN! #9413429Carla Capra Anderson May 19, 2011
Wow, Wow and WOW!Ron McEwan May 19, 2011
That water is amazingly clear. Congrats on this wonderful image getting Silver WTG Karen #9413852Tarun Bose May 19, 2011
Congrats for your outstanding finalist, Karen. Seems a winner to me. #9413857Kim Andelkovic May 19, 2011
Spectacular Finalist Karen.....Super Congrats :-) #9413880
Lisa J. Boulden
May 19, 2011
Robert R. Goodman May 19, 2011
A big congratulations,Karen!!! #9413932David Hurt May 19, 2011
Congratulations Great capture Karen.Marcel J. Fernandez May 19, 2011
Congratulations, Karen on your delightful Finalist. #9413941Carol L. Fowler May 19, 2011
Big Congrats on this Finalist! #9414288William88 May 19, 2011
Great capture! Congratulations Karen!! #9414299Craig D. Minton May 19, 2011
Congratulations Karen! I missed this earlier. What a unique capture. The B&W works perfectly. #9414517
R. J. Laudenbacher
May 19, 2011
Bojan Bencic
May 19, 2011
Leslie McLain
May 19, 2011
Ellen Hodges May 19, 2011
Huge congrats on an awesome finalist, Karen! Very best luck!! #9414976
Jeff Robinson
May 19, 2011
Anita Hogue May 19, 2011
A wonderful capture, Karen! Congratulations! #9415192Stephen Zacker May 19, 2011
Striking. Like it in B & W. Congratulations #9415211Merna L. Nobile May 19, 2011
It is with great pleasure that I offer my congratulations on your award for the month of April. Merna
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Debra R. Harder May 19, 2011
This is soooooooo AWESOME, Karen! Huge congratulations on your BRILLIANT finalist! Deb #9415638Rona L. Schwarz May 19, 2011
LOve this one, Karen! A marvelous Finalist - terrific composition with fantastic detail and clarity and excellent in B&W! Sorry I missed it earlier, Apologize for my absence...once back from out of town I discovered we had a critical publication deadline with a very short turnaround, and then had computer problems. Such is life... #9415800
Robert K. Bemus
May 19, 2011
Patti Coblentz May 19, 2011
Must have been amazing! It's a spectacular image, Karen...congratulations on your finalist! #9415899Thomas E. Hinds May 20, 2011
Fantastic image of this sea turtle! Great comp, pov, and detail! Wonderful work, Karen! Congratulations on this Finalist! #9416781Joseph T. Pilonero May 20, 2011
Wow! What a find and what a wonderful capture of this. Perfect framing! Such great clarity and grey tones. Just perfect. Congratulations. TED #9417188
Patrick Rouzes
May 20, 2011
Robert K. Bemus
May 20, 2011
Freddy Bland May 20, 2011
MANY CONGRATULATIONS to you Karen--Outstanding Grand Prize winner!!! #9417627Kim Andelkovic May 20, 2011
SUPER SUPER CONGRATS Karen......you hit the JACK POT.......I'm so happy for you.......enjoy the wave ride.....whoooo hooooo :-) #9417628
Millie A. Talarico
May 20, 2011
Anita Hogue May 20, 2011
WOW, I think a GRAMD CONGRATULATIONS is in order! I am so very happy for you, Karen! #9417658
Nikki McDonald
May 20, 2011
Carolyn M. Fletcher
May 20, 2011
Amy M. Wilson May 20, 2011
Huge congratulations on your AWESOME Grand Prize winner, Karen!!! #9417780
Patrick Rouzes
May 20, 2011
Maria Morrow May 20, 2011
Big congratulations to you, Karen... Great work!!! #9417808
Deborah Lewinson
May 20, 2011
Debby #9417814
Janet McNeil
May 20, 2011
Ellen Hodges May 20, 2011
Very Huge congrats on a gorgeous winner, Karen!! Yeah!!!! #9417859Thomas E. Hinds May 20, 2011
So well deserved, Karen! Love it! Big Congratulations on this GP Winner!! #9417870JO ANN CLEVELAND May 20, 2011
Congratulations on your GRAND PRIZE winner Karen!jo ann c. #9417878
Nancyj E. Hovey
May 20, 2011
Jack Gaskin May 20, 2011
I'LL SECOND THOSE WORDSHAPPY SHOOTING
JACK #9417971
Heather Loewenhardt
May 20, 2011
Michelle Alton May 20, 2011
It was a thrill to see this image in the GP position of honor. So well deserved, Karen! Congratulations! #9418029Mark S. Cox May 20, 2011
F A N T A S T I C!! Big congrats on the win!!! #9418301Sharon Sawyer May 20, 2011
Whooooo Hoooooooo!!! WTG, Karen!!! HUGE congratulations on your amazing and well deserved GRAND PRIZE WINNER!!! #9418328
Carol Eade
May 20, 2011
Randy D. Dinkins
May 20, 2011
Rolando Rosito May 20, 2011
Big Congratulations on your grand prize Winner!!!! Fantastic!!! #9418400
Terry Cervi
May 20, 2011
Debra R. Harder May 20, 2011
WHOOOO-HOOOOO!!! WTG, Karen! Huge congratulations on your BRILLIANT GRAND PRIZE WINNER! Deb #9418478Kay Beausoleil May 20, 2011
Karen, congratulations on your Grand Prize win -- so well-deserved! #9418591
Tammy M. Anderson
May 20, 2011
Jeana Clark May 20, 2011
~J~ #9418704
Daniella Puente May 20, 2011
Congratulations on this great Grand Prize Karen! #9418744Rona L. Schwarz May 20, 2011
YIPEE and WOWEE! WTG, Karen!! I am absolutely thrilled for you! It is a spectacular capture and so deserving of the GRAND PRIZE WINNER!! HUGE CONGRATULATIONS to you, my friend! Rona #9418765
R. J. Laudenbacher
May 20, 2011
Usman M. Bajwa
May 20, 2011
UB. #9418803
Steven W. Lepak May 20, 2011
BRAVO, BRAVO !!! Huge congrats on you Grand Prize Winner Karen. WONDERFUL. Keep them coming. Best Regards, Steven #9418818Patti Coblentz May 20, 2011
Yea, Karen...I'm so thrilled for you :)) A big congratulations on your wonderful Grand Prize winner!!! Huge smiles to you :) #9418833Robert R. Goodman May 20, 2011
Congratulations,Karen.And a beautiful grand prize winner it is!!!!! #9418842Liz blahh May 20, 2011
Congratulations on your Grand Prize Winning image! #9418873
Lisa J. Boulden
May 20, 2011
Joannie Bertucci
May 20, 2011
Bojan Bencic
May 20, 2011
Karen Celella May 21, 2011
Oh My Gosh! What a shock! Now that I picked myself off the floor I want to heart fully thank the BP Judges! This is the highest honor and I am thrilled and humbled to receive the award. An even greater thanks to Jim Mioke for providing this awesome sight where photographers, at all levels, come together to share and learn. I am most grateful for the many friends and acquaintances I have met here. BP is an addiction! Thank you friends, for being so very kind and supportive. It really feels like family! And one more special thank you goes to Ken Ferguson and the FFFP club. They are immediate family here. lol They are the ones that tell you how it really is and can smack you into shape, with love of course. lol Wow, I started out feeling speechless and look what happened. Sincere thanks! #9419303Karen Celella May 21, 2011
Sorry, that's Jim Miotke. And I want to thank you Janet, for calling to tell me the good news. Congratulations on your winning rose! #9419366Mary K. Robison May 21, 2011
Karen, even in b&w, it's clear that this turtle is gorgeous --- all those wonderful patterns on the shell and legs.Patricia Seidler May 21, 2011
Wow Karen. You did it!!!! Huge congratulations on your grand prize winner. I must congratulate Russ too for his patience and the time he spends with you in order to capture these great pictures...... #9419400Danny B. Head May 21, 2011
Beautiful, Karen! Congrats on the GP Winner! #9419435
Alejandro Cerutti
May 21, 2011
Ryan Murphy May 21, 2011
Congrats, Karen! This image is fantastic #9419613Kara L. Hendricks May 21, 2011
HUGE congrats on the coveted GP! #9419782Mark Dodge May 21, 2011
Un-Believable. #9419868
Amanda D. Austwick
May 21, 2011
Lynne S. Fried May 21, 2011
wow, wow, wow. Congratulations Karen How deserving is this!Linda L. Ruiz May 21, 2011
Stephen Zacker May 21, 2011
This is awesome! Big Congratulations #9420114
Ann H. Belus
May 21, 2011
Lydia Williams
May 21, 2011
Sandra Anderson May 21, 2011
Congratulations Karen on your wonderful grand prize winner. #9420617
Denny E. Barnes
May 21, 2011
Tarun Bose May 21, 2011
Big congrats Karen for your Grand prize winner. #9420949Anne McKinnell May 21, 2011
Congratulations on your wonderful grand prize winner Karen!! How exciting! #9420964Jessica Jenney May 22, 2011
Congratulations Karen on your fabulous Grand Prize winner! #9421281Joseph T. Pilonero May 22, 2011
YES!! You did it. What a picture and what an accomplishment! Congratulations!! TED #9421303Katarina Mansson May 22, 2011
Great capture and huge impact. Congratulations on your superb GP Karen! #9421360
Claudia Kuhn
May 22, 2011
Giancarlo Bisone May 22, 2011
Hi Karen:Merna L. Nobile May 22, 2011
I would like to congratulate you for your achievement into the winner’s circle. What you have accomplished is something to be very proud of and should wear it like a badge of honor! Merna #9422229
Ken Smith
May 22, 2011
Courtenay Vanderbilt May 22, 2011
HUGE congrats, Karen! A most deserved Grand Prize! #9422460
Mary Beth Aiello
May 22, 2011
Craig D. Minton May 22, 2011
It had to win!!! Nice job, Karen. #9422997Kathryn Wesserling May 23, 2011
This is a spectacular image, Karen (aren't yours, always!!) Congratulations on receiving the Grand. It's definitely the Best of the Best. #9423221Linda Blair May 23, 2011
Congratulations on your wonderful Grand Prize Winner!!!!!! #9423985David M. Montero May 23, 2011
I can't tell you how happy I am for you Karen. A HUGE congratulations for the selection of your wondertful shot as the Grand Prize for April. Go crazy girl! You deserve it. #9424198Donna La Mattino Pagakis May 23, 2011
I am so excited for you Karen. Congratulations on your Grand Prize win. WTG!!! #9424213
Jeff Robinson
May 24, 2011
Cathy Barrows May 24, 2011
Congrats on your Grand Prize Win #9425845Marcel J. Fernandez May 24, 2011
Karen, congratulations on your Amazing Grand Prize Winner. #9425863
Susan M. Reynolds
May 24, 2011
Maria Coulson May 24, 2011
Karen, HUGE congratulations, wow, what an honor. I truly rejoyce with you. #9426226Inge S. Lasmana May 24, 2011
Congratulations on your grand prize winner Karen! #9426318Phyllis H. Burchett May 24, 2011
HUGE congrats Karen on this fabulous GRAND PRIZE WINNER!!! #9426600Summer A. Kozisek May 24, 2011
Fantastic capture, congratulations on your Grand Prize Win!!! #9426682Nadia Paul May 24, 2011
Congrats on your wonderful GP winner Karen! #9426740
Mitch Spence
May 25, 2011
Datha Y. Thompson May 26, 2011
WOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOO :)
Theresa Marie Jones
May 27, 2011
Renee Doyle May 28, 2011
Belated but very BIG congrats on your outstanding GP win Karen!!! WTG!! #9432925
Cindy Bendush
May 30, 2011
Agnes Fegan
June 02, 2011
Carole L. Parker
June 03, 2011
Karen Celella June 16, 2011
I can't tell you how much I appreciate all of this kind support. Thank you all so very much! #9463555Tammy L. Newcomb June 23, 2011
I had every intention of saying congratulations and forget and remembered several times. So congratulations on your well deserved Grand Prize Win. I can only imagine how incredibly excited you were. #9478280
Mitch Spence
July 02, 2011
Karen Celella July 03, 2011
Thank you very much Tammy and Mitch. #9503476Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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