Pushing the limits of AF and Tracking

[jeffnles1]

I thought I would push the outer limits of my camera's AF and Tracking abilities with this beautiful box turtle (I think male due to red eyes and bright colors, but I didn't pick it up to see the underside of the shell's shape if it was concave or not).

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[Callie]

Super details!

 

[rjpawl]

Thats an amazing testimony to the camera! Were you able to keep a lock on the eye ?

Nice shot!

 

[jeffnles1]

Super details!

Thank you

 

[jeffnles1]

Thats an amazing testimony to the camera! Were you able to keep a lock on the eye ?

Nice shot!

It was touch and go for a while. Camera was able but keeping up with him did test my panning skills.

 

[NorthernFocus]

It was touch and go for a while. Camera was able but keeping up with him did test my panning skills.

You should have used a slower shutter for the blur effect while panning.

 

[ssheipel]

Dang that's sharp! Nicely done.

 

[jeffnles1]

You should have used a slower shutter for the blur effect while panning.

Absolutely

 

[jeffnles1]

Dang that's sharp! Nicely done.

Thank you. The 100mm macro is my favorite lens. I use the 100-500 more for wildlife but the macro is my fav.

 

[PhilG]

I thought I would push the outer limits of my camera's AF and Tracking abilities with this beautiful box turtle (I think male due to red eyes and bright colors, but I didn't pick it up

Very sharp! You succeeded.

 

[jeffnles1]

Very sharp! You succeeded.

Thanks.

 

[Larry S.]

Great close-up! Sorta like my eye after a late night….He might be checking himself out in your lens reflection…

 

[jeffnles1]

Great close-up! Sorta like my eye after a late night….He might be checking himself out in your lens reflection…

That is entirely possible. With that 100mm macro, I was pretty close. Didn't seem to bother him. We went on up the trail a little way and about 45 minutes later, he was only about 10 feet from where I took the photo. He seemed to know where he was going, just had all day to get there.