Loch Wingate Monster (Birth of a Legend) by MRNot
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June 28, 2008: Spied a number of gargantuan snapping turtles at a nearby lake. This one clearly wanted my toes as a snack. I can't be sure, but I suspect the shells on these beasts measured a good 16" to 20" in diameter.
This was my last morning with the rental Canan 300mm f/4 IS USM L (and also a 1.4x TC), so I was desperately looking for more subjects to shoot.
Comments (4)
Very well done. 5+.
They are definitely prehistoric looking and quite bad tempered. As a kid in the 50's, I saw many on the Red River that were over 2 foot wide. They could snap all the way through a broom handle. where I live now, I get much smaller ones in my pond every 3 or 4 years. I have had to shoot a few of most I managed to capture and relocate. They eat my fish and wild baby ducks so they have to live elsewhere, lol. This is a good shot of one. Thanks for sharing. Lee
A brilliant shot! I've not seen one head on before.....quite fearsome!
Awesome! It looks ready to chomp on somebody!