Studded Turtle

From photo project 2010

Been trying to shoot at apertures of 1.8 to 2.5, and I'm not sure if it's because I'm shooting small objects that it's not working out. The subjects generally tend to be too soft, and even blurry. Maybe my hands are shaking too much? At first, I had Sue hold it up higher so I could focus in on the turtle and leave her out of focus, but for some reason, I couldn't get a sharp image on the turtle. Maybe both our hands were shaking too much? I didn't want the whole shoot to go to waste so I settled for this shot. meh.