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The Daring Young Snail on the Flying Trapeze

Baby Brian as the star performer with the Cirque du Snail.

 

Title inspired by an old song, written in 1867 that has been used in films and recorded many times, including by Bruce Springsteen! www.youtube.com/watch?v=voXHqkN2k9Q

 

For Macro Mondays theme 'Hook'.

 

The hooks were set up against a black background using strong sunlight as backlight to glow through the translucent body of the tiny snail. The 'spotlight' effect came from a headtorch with four LED lights suspended in front of the background. The photo was approximately 6cm across.

 

No snails were harmed in the making of this photograph. The ends of the hooks were not sharp, and I insisted that Baby Brian have a safety net.

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Uploaded on October 4, 2020
Taken on September 29, 2020