Inspiring Photo: Wild Sea Turtle #11665839

Wild Sea Turtle

Uploaded: April 22, 2011

Description

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

Comments

R. J. Laudenbacher April 22, 2011

Wow Karen...what a great capture. That must have been a real treat to have this come up to you like that. Great comp and wonderful B&W. #1371288

Jeff Robinson April 22, 2011

Excellent capture and use of B&W! Jeff #9363257

Nadia Paul April 23, 2011

What a great experience Karen - wonderful capture! #9364569

Karen Celella April 30, 2011

Thank you Becky, Jeff and Nadia. It was exciting to be so close to this wild sea turtle! #9381248

Courtenay Vanderbilt May 18, 2011

Big Congrats, Karen! A well deserved Finalist! #9411264

Freddy Bland May 18, 2011

Many congratulations, Karen!! This is wonderful!! #9411806

Carol Eade May 18, 2011

What a wonderful capture, Karen, congratulations on your finalist! #9411985

Memoriee G. Sconce May 18, 2011

Congrats Looks like a fun time.
Memoriee #9412005

Usman M. Bajwa May 18, 2011

CONGRATZ on your terrific Finalist, good luck in the next round!!!

UB. #9412602

Nancyj E. Hovey May 19, 2011

C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S
on your very deserving FINALIST! 8o) #9413196

Patricia Seidler May 19, 2011

CONGRATULATIONS KAREN! #9413429

Carla Capra Anderson May 19, 2011

Wow, Wow and WOW!
Karen, this is awesome.
Congratulations.
;) CC #9413592

Ron McEwan May 19, 2011

That water is amazingly clear. Congrats on this wonderful image getting Silver WTG Karen #9413852

Tarun Bose May 19, 2011

Congrats for your outstanding finalist, Karen. Seems a winner to me. #9413857

Kim Andelkovic May 19, 2011

Spectacular Finalist Karen.....Super Congrats :-) #9413880

Lisa J. Boulden May 19, 2011

Fantastic, Karen!
Congratulations!
~♥~Lisa #9413925

Robert R. Goodman May 19, 2011

A big congratulations,Karen!!! #9413932

David Hurt May 19, 2011

Congratulations Great capture Karen.
:<) #9413935

Marcel J. Fernandez May 19, 2011

Congratulations, Karen on your delightful Finalist. #9413941

Carol L. Fowler May 19, 2011

Big Congrats on this Finalist! #9414288

William88 May 19, 2011

Great capture! Congratulations Karen!! #9414299

Craig 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

So happy to see this here Karen. I liked it the moment I saw it. Congrats on your finalist. #9414596

Bojan Bencic May 19, 2011

Congratulations on your finalist, Karen! #9414674

Leslie McLain May 19, 2011

Congrats on your amazing finalist, Karen. #9414918

Ellen Hodges May 19, 2011

Huge congrats on an awesome finalist, Karen! Very best luck!! #9414976

Jeff Robinson May 19, 2011

Congrats Karen on your Fantastic Finalist! Jeff #9415050

Anita Hogue May 19, 2011

A wonderful capture, Karen! Congratulations! #9415192

Stephen Zacker May 19, 2011

Striking. Like it in B & W. Congratulations #9415211

Merna L. Nobile May 19, 2011

It is with great pleasure that I offer my congratulations on your award for the month of April. Merna

#9415573

Debra R. Harder May 19, 2011

This is soooooooo AWESOME, Karen! Huge congratulations on your BRILLIANT finalist! Deb #9415638

Rona 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

Wonderful shot and great in B&W...congratulations on your Finalist!! #9415819

Patti Coblentz May 19, 2011

Must have been amazing! It's a spectacular image, Karen...congratulations on your finalist! #9415899

Thomas E. Hinds May 20, 2011

Fantastic image of this sea turtle! Great comp, pov, and detail! Wonderful work, Karen! Congratulations on this Finalist! #9416781

Joseph 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

Congratulations on this exceptional finalist, Karen! Amazing work, indeed! Good luck! #9417296

Robert K. Bemus May 20, 2011

Congratulations on an a gorgeous and so well deserved Grand Prize, Karen!! #9417621

Freddy Bland May 20, 2011

MANY CONGRATULATIONS to you Karen--Outstanding Grand Prize winner!!! #9417627

Kim 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

Grand Prize, super, Karen!!! #9417631

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

Terrific capture, Karen -- great tones. Congratulations on scoring the big one. So very pleased for you, my friend. #9417726

Carolyn M. Fletcher May 20, 2011

BIG congrats on your BIG win!! #9417767

Amy M. Wilson May 20, 2011

Huge congratulations on your AWESOME Grand Prize winner, Karen!!! #9417780

Patrick Rouzes May 20, 2011

Heyyyyy, Karen, Congratulations on your well-deserved Grand Prize Winner! Happy for you!!! #9417787

Maria Morrow May 20, 2011

Big congratulations to you, Karen... Great work!!! #9417808

Deborah Lewinson May 20, 2011

Hardy congrats, Karen, on your awesome Grand Prize Winner!

Debby #9417814

Janet McNeil May 20, 2011

Congratulations on a super Grand Prize Win!! #9417842

Ellen Hodges May 20, 2011

Very Huge congrats on a gorgeous winner, Karen!! Yeah!!!! #9417859

Thomas E. Hinds May 20, 2011

So well deserved, Karen! Love it! Big Congratulations on this GP Winner!! #9417870

JO ANN CLEVELAND May 20, 2011

Congratulations on your GRAND PRIZE winner Karen!

jo ann c. #9417878

Nancyj E. Hovey May 20, 2011

C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S
on your GRAND PRIZE WINNER!!! 8o) #9417945

Jack Gaskin May 20, 2011

I'LL SECOND THOSE WORDS
WELL DONE !!!

HAPPY SHOOTING
JACK #9417971

Heather Loewenhardt May 20, 2011

Congratulations on taking the top honour. Your image is amazing. #9418025

Michelle Alton May 20, 2011

It was a thrill to see this image in the GP position of honor. So well deserved, Karen! Congratulations! #9418029

Mark S. Cox May 20, 2011

F A N T A S T I C!! Big congrats on the win!!! #9418301

Sharon 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

Very big congratulations, Karen, this is a wonderful Grand Prize! #9418337

Randy D. Dinkins May 20, 2011

Great capture Karen, Big congratulations!!! #9418360

Rolando Rosito May 20, 2011

Big Congratulations on your grand prize Winner!!!! Fantastic!!! #9418400

Terry Cervi May 20, 2011

Karen! WTG! Congrats on your wonderful Grand Prize win!!! #9418456

Debra R. Harder May 20, 2011

WHOOOO-HOOOOO!!! WTG, Karen! Huge congratulations on your BRILLIANT GRAND PRIZE WINNER! Deb #9418478

Kay Beausoleil May 20, 2011

Karen, congratulations on your Grand Prize win -- so well-deserved! #9418591

Tammy M. Anderson May 20, 2011

Congrats Karen on the Grand Prize. #9418631

Jeana Clark May 20, 2011

WoWeeeee!!
This is fantastic Karen!!!
Black and White is crisp and clear!!
Outstanding details!!!
Congratulations on this Awesome
Grand Prize Winner!!!!!
~J~ #9418704

Daniella Puente May 20, 2011
Congratulations on this great Grand Prize Karen! #9418744

Rona 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
I knew this was a WOW shot from the first time I saw it. A BIG CONGRATULATIONS to you Karen. I couldn't be happier for you. WTG!!! #9418797

Usman M. Bajwa May 20, 2011
So happy to see this again and that too with a GP Win. HUGE CONGRATZ, Karen!!!
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 #9418818

Patti 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 :) #9418833

Robert R. Goodman May 20, 2011
Congratulations,Karen.And a beautiful grand prize winner it is!!!!! #9418842

Liz blahh May 20, 2011
Congratulations on your Grand Prize Winning image! #9418873

Lisa J. Boulden May 20, 2011
WTG, Karen!
Huge, GRAND congratulations to you!!!
~♥~Lisa #9418971

Joannie Bertucci May 20, 2011
Absolutely marvelous Karen and so deserving of the Grand Prize...Congratulations! #9419074

Bojan Bencic May 20, 2011
Congratulations on your GP win, Karen. Well done. #9419076

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! #9419303

Karen 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! #9419366

Mary 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.
A huge CONGRATULATIONS to you on your well earned Grand Prize Winner! #9419393

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...... #9419400

Danny B. Head May 21, 2011
Beautiful, Karen! Congrats on the GP Winner! #9419435

Alejandro Cerutti May 21, 2011
Great to see you received the TOP PRIZE Karen !!! #9419581

Ryan Murphy May 21, 2011
Congrats, Karen! This image is fantastic #9419613

Kara L. Hendricks May 21, 2011
HUGE congrats on the coveted GP! #9419782

Mark Dodge May 21, 2011
Un-Believable. #9419868

Amanda D. Austwick May 21, 2011
Karen, Many Many Congratulations on this Great GP WInner!!! Love the details on the turtle done so well in B&W! #9419869

Lynne S. Fried May 21, 2011
wow, wow, wow. Congratulations Karen How deserving is this!
#9419921

Linda L. Ruiz May 21, 2011
#9419957

Stephen Zacker May 21, 2011
This is awesome! Big Congratulations #9420114

Ann H. Belus May 21, 2011
FANTASTIC!!! HUGE CONGRATULATIONS! #9420265

Lydia Williams May 21, 2011
Fantastic capture, Karen....a big congratulations, awesome! #9420292

Sandra Anderson May 21, 2011
Congratulations Karen on your wonderful grand prize winner. #9420617

Denny E. Barnes May 21, 2011
Outstanding!! Congratulations, Karen on your awesome Grand Prize Win!! #9420796

Tarun Bose May 21, 2011
Big congrats Karen for your Grand prize winner. #9420949

Anne McKinnell May 21, 2011
Congratulations on your wonderful grand prize winner Karen!! How exciting! #9420964

Jessica Jenney May 22, 2011
Congratulations Karen on your fabulous Grand Prize winner! #9421281

Joseph T. Pilonero May 22, 2011
YES!! You did it. What a picture and what an accomplishment! Congratulations!! TED #9421303

Katarina Mansson May 22, 2011
Great capture and huge impact. Congratulations on your superb GP Karen! #9421360

Claudia Kuhn May 22, 2011
Congratulations on your grand prize winner! #9421909

Giancarlo Bisone May 22, 2011
Hi Karen:
Congratulations for a well deserved recognition. This shot is simply stunning. Great job! #9421964

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
Way to go, Karen...such a deserved honor! Congrats to you!! #9422344

Courtenay Vanderbilt May 22, 2011
HUGE congrats, Karen! A most deserved Grand Prize! #9422460

Mary Beth Aiello May 22, 2011
Karen -- Huge congrats on this absolutely outstanding GRAND PRIZE winner. I'm so happy for you. Just love it. A spectacular capture. #9422719

Craig D. Minton May 22, 2011
It had to win!!! Nice job, Karen. #9422997

Kathryn 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. #9423221

Linda Blair May 23, 2011
Congratulations on your wonderful Grand Prize Winner!!!!!! #9423985

David 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. #9424198

Donna 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
Big Congrats on your GP Win Karen!! #9425318

Cathy Barrows May 24, 2011
Congrats on your Grand Prize Win #9425845

Marcel J. Fernandez May 24, 2011
Karen, congratulations on your Amazing Grand Prize Winner. #9425863

Susan M. Reynolds May 24, 2011
Great Capture and Congratulations on your GRAND PRIZE WIN!!! #9426204

Maria Coulson May 24, 2011
Karen, HUGE congratulations, wow, what an honor. I truly rejoyce with you. #9426226

Inge S. Lasmana May 24, 2011
Congratulations on your grand prize winner Karen! #9426318

Phyllis H. Burchett May 24, 2011
HUGE congrats Karen on this fabulous GRAND PRIZE WINNER!!! #9426600

Summer A. Kozisek May 24, 2011
Fantastic capture, congratulations on your Grand Prize Win!!! #9426682

Nadia Paul May 24, 2011
Congrats on your wonderful GP winner Karen! #9426740

Mitch Spence May 25, 2011
Karen, congratulations on this extraordinary image and on your grand prize winner. #9427976

Datha Y. Thompson May 26, 2011
WOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOO :)
Awesome GP WINNER Karen!!!
Congratulations YGG!!! :) #9430516

Theresa Marie Jones May 27, 2011
Bravo! Congratulations on an excellent image! Love your new Gallery! #9431440

Renee Doyle May 28, 2011
Belated but very BIG congrats on your outstanding GP win Karen!!! WTG!! #9432925

Cindy Bendush May 30, 2011
Fabulous capture and excellent GPW! Congratulations Karen! #9436381

Agnes Fegan June 02, 2011
Belated congratulations on your Grand Prize Win Karen ... we were away in California when the Finalists and Winners came out so I was a bit out of the loop! Well deserved win!!! #9440852

Carole L. Parker June 03, 2011
Awesome shot. Congrats!!! #9442926

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! #9463555

Tammy 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
Belated here too, but large, Karen. #9501975

Karen Celella July 03, 2011
Thank you very much Tammy and Mitch. #9503476

To discuss, first log in or sign up (buttons are at top center of page).

Get Constructive Critiques
Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.

Did You Know?
Discussions by Category: You can view photo discussions on various themes in the Community > Photo Discussions section of the site.
BetterPhoto Websites: If you see an orange website link directly under the photographer's name, it's totally okay. It's not spam. The reason: BetterPhoto is the one that offers these personal photography websites. We are supporting our clients with those links.
Unavailable EXIF: If there is no other information but 'Unavailable' in the EXIF (meaning no EXIF data exists with the photo), the 'Unavailable' blurb is not displayed. If there is any info, it shows. Many photos have the EXIF stripped out when people modify the image and resave it, before uploading.

The following truth is one of the core philosophies of BetterPhoto:
I hear, I forget.
I see, I remember.
I do, I understand.
You learn by doing. Take your next online photography class.

4

You & 4

Love It!

Copyright for this photo belongs solely to Karen Celella.
Images may not be copied, downloaded, or used in any way without the expressed, written permission of the photographer.
Log in to follow or message this photographer or report this photo.

My Profile

My Photo Shows

My Photos

My BetterPholio

My Messages

My Courses

Description

Comments

Get Constructive Critiques

Did You Know?