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On Reflection...

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted February 1, 201546 views8 comments

A common garden snail I captured by hand at great danger and without the aid of a swat team. (But they were on stand-by). Taken on a D90 using a 105mm micro-nikkor manual lens (30 years old) at 1/40th at f16. At these distances, snails move pretty damned quick...

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on February 1, 2015 at 10:31 AM

What an adventure! You were lucky to escape with your life. Fascinating detail and a nice combination of light and shadow.

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on February 1, 2015 at 10:46 AM

Really cool and creative shot - looks like the snail is having a moment of self reflection!

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Comment posted by peter davidson on February 1, 2015 at 11:04 AM

Thank you Nancy, being slimed by a snail is definitely life-threatening... You have a wonderful portfolio I especially like your Mushrooms. Just magic!

Luke, a zen moment indeed! Brilliant pictures in your portfolio, love the shot Did You Hear That?

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on February 1, 2015 at 12:38 PM

This is a neat, high key, look at this snail. You've done well holding details in the shadows and avoiding the tremendous dangers that these critters bring to the table.

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Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on February 1, 2015 at 1:01 PM

This is a very cool image

. There's a lot of nice texture and color going on here and the composition is right on

.................Jim

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Comment posted by Balan Vinod on February 2, 2015 at 12:26 AM

Peter ..you said it right ..snails are way too fast for a macro photographer. This is a beautiful image ..and love the reflections...very well done

Balan Vinod

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Comment posted by scott lanz on February 2, 2015 at 6:53 AM

I like the light giving the snail a translucent look. Great choice of setting and bg for the snail. Well composed and captured, or should I say well captured and composed, Peter.

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Comment posted by peter davidson on February 9, 2015 at 3:14 PM

Cheers all and for not minding getting 'slimed'!

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