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received my order from Amber's wonderful shop, Oakmoss, there is hardly anything that I love more than to support a friend's business. And Amber's soaps, candles, lip balms are the cream of the cream, I couldn't recommend them enough !
And Amber brings so much attention, love & care to her natural wrapping, don't you think ? I put the skeleton leaf in my collection, and braided silk yarn to make a necklace with the snail shell & bit of stem (which I think it is)
Thanks Amber !
Some of us come to earth seeing,
Some of us come to earth seeing color
- Louise Nevelson -
(116 Pictures in 2016 - #102 - Earth coloura)
Evolving shapes and forms of the SNAILICIOUS-themed dishes. From easy-to-cook snails -> into SNAILICIOUS snail units
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Трансформиращи се форми на тематичните SNAILICIOUS ястия. От лесни за готвене охлюви -> в SNAILICIOUS охлювни единици
I just bought some new color pencils from faber-castell: 36 Albrecht Dürer watercolour pencils....
I like that you can use a small amount of water and make some areas covering like watercolor....and with the same pencils using them as a normal pencil...drawing lines and covering areas...I find them very good....used to work with Stabilo color pencil, which i still find are good...but these are better.....
an old photo from this summer of a snail shell....a nice motive to work with when discovering the way the faber-castell Albrecht Dürer colour pencils work....
So easy to work with.....
I also bought some faber-Castell Polychromos colour pencils and here i bought 120 different colors...but i haven´t tried them yet....but think that trying these watercolour pencils is promising for the polychromos...
Als Schneckenhaus oder -gehäuse wird die spiralförmig gewundene kalkige Schale der Schnecken bezeichnet.
These appear to be land snail shells, most likely tropical arboreal snails in the family Camaenidae or a closely related group. The bold brown-and-black striped pattern and flattened, rounded form are characteristic of several Southeast Asian and Pacific land snails.
The large shell at lower left shows a highly nacreous (mother-of-pearl) interior, indicating the shell is empty and photographed from the underside.
Because the aperture and side profile are not fully visible, a species-level identification is not possible from this image alone.
Confidence: Moderate (family/group level), low for exact species.
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Description
* Shape: Depressed-globose to discoidal spiral shells
* Color: Rich chestnut brown with dark zebra-like striping
* Surface: Smooth, glossy, highly polished appearance
* Pattern: Bands follow the spiral growth lines, creating optical movement around the whorls
* Whorls: Well-defined and tightly coiled
* Interior: Iridescent nacre visible in the overturned shell
The image presents five shells arranged against a light background, emphasizing variations in size, pattern density, and spiral geometry.
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Natural History
Land snails of this type typically:
* Live in humid forests and woodland habitats
* Feed on decaying vegetation, algae, fungi, and plant material
* Are most active during wet conditions
* Produce shells primarily from calcium carbonate
* Display remarkable variation in shell color and banding even within a species
The striped pattern may help break up the shell’s outline among leaf litter, bark, and forest debris.
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Discussion as Art
This image functions almost as a study of spiral mathematics and natural design.
Notable visual elements:
* Repetition of the logarithmic spiral at multiple scales
* Strong contrast between warm browns and the cool white background
* Rhythmic striping that creates a sense of motion
* The iridescent shell introduces a contrasting visual texture
* The arrangement resembles objects floating in space rather than resting on a surface
The photograph explores themes of:
* Growth
* Recursion
* Pattern formation
* Natural geometry
* Variation within repetition
The eye moves naturally from shell to shell, comparing the unique striping while recognizing the shared spiral structure.
Last Friday Morning was really foggy and a rushed Helena out to get some pics. While we were in an alley she found a snail shell and insisted that the snail was still in there. She named the shell Flap she got upset if I called it a shell.
For the Macro Monday theme "Junk" (March 10th 2014)
Possibly very familiar to you - my small (but growing) collection of snail shells from the garden ;o)
After years of clearing out sheds, cupboards, wardrobes and the loft - I find myself collecting fanatically again! This time a lot of my treasured items must look like pure junk to anyone else! Dried leaves and seed pods, snail shells, feathers, bits of candles, useless and broken spectacles, and glass, mirrors and more glass! Shot with the Sony NEX-6 using the E30mm F3.5 macro lens
My 2014 Macro Mondays set: 2014 Macro Mondays
These beautiful giant rainforest snail shells are from our forest. They make great decorations and I have them everywhere. These are on a sundial by the poolside.
002/365 - Snail shell.
It was the second day of my 365 Photo Challenge. This time, I took the image very late in the evening. I thought about the shooting all day, but work kept me away from getting all the pieces together for it. Finally, it had been 22:00 when I was able to start.
Nevertheless, it was great fun to set-up the scene and to adjust the lighting and position.
The set-up required only a few items. As a light source, I used a LitraTorch, shading and directing its light with a pair of running gloves (Did not find any other things!).
The torch I fixed on a Manfrotto Single Arm 2 Section.
The rest was just tweaking the angle of light and adjusting the position of the snail shell.
“In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous.” — Aristotle
Taken with my iPhone 8 and the black eye macro lens.
Slow Worm / anguis fragilis. Homefield Wood, Buckinghamshire. 01/06/18.
Another great find whilst orchid hunting in Homefield Wood. It had been a long time since I last saw a Slow Worm, so I was very pleased!.
I think this is an adult female judging by the thin line running the length of her spine. It looks to me as though she has shed her tail sometime in the past.