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Took this picture of my sister the other day. She's usually called "Snäckan" which means "the shell" in swedish.
I almost missed my bus shooting this snail. It was too good an opportunity to miss. My cigarette nearly fell out of my mouth when I saw this perfect macro opportunity.
Ggantija Neolithic Temple
Gozo / Malta
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I find so many of these in my backyard. It's so dry here the poor snails become dessicated very fast.
Stumbled across this bed of snail shells while taking photos of the Crib Bridge over on Orr's Island. Consumed, abandoned?
Long exposure, Snailshell habor, Fayette State Park. 105mm Nikkor, Polypan-F film. Polarizer and red filter.
This snail is a common land snail in Upstate New York (Anguispira alternata). A collection of newly hatched land snails. Each of these shells is only 3 mm across.
I did end up taking the snail shell out of her nose :). I just thought it polite to do so.
Bath Abbey Cemetery, Somerset County, England
From Wikipedia:
"Bath Abbey Cemetery, officially dedicated as the Cemetery of St. Peter and St Paul (the patron saints that Bath Abbey is dedicated to), was laid out by noted cemetery designer and landscape architect John Claudius Loudon (1783–1843) in 1843 on a picturesque hillside site overlooking Bath, Somerset. The cemery was laid out between 1843 and 1844. The layout is a mixture of formal and informal arranged along a central avenue. It features a mortuary chapel, designed by Bath City Architect G. P. Manners in the then fashionable Norman Revival architectural style."
This cemetery is one of only 3 designed by John Clauidus Loudon.
Mr. Loudon was one of the main founders of the "garden cemetery" movement in England.
Also from Wikipedia:
"John Claudius Loudon (8 April 1783 – 14 December 1843) was a Scottish botanist, garden and cemetery designer, author and garden magazine editor.
His work on cemeteries was significant. Churchyards were becoming full, especially in urban areas, and new cemeteries were being opened by private enterprises. Loudon designed only three cemeteries (Bath Abbey Cemetery, Histon Road Cemetery, Cambridge, and Southampton Old Cemetery where the design was rejected)[2] but his writing was a major influence on other designers and architects of the period."
And from Andrew Gough's Arcadia website:
"London’s Elysian Fields owe much to another figure, and one who is tied to Kensal Green in a rather ironic way: John Claudius Loudon, an outspoken Scotsman, botanist and editor of a popular gardening magazine. Like many young men, Loudon embarked on the Grand Tour and learned of the intrinsic value of gardens in the schema of high society. In 1830 he reviewed The Mummy!, a book by an anonymous author. He eventually met the author, who revealed herself to be Jane Webb, an early pioneer of the science fiction genre. They married and her Egyptian-influenced novel, set in 2126 AD, would influence her husband’s work on London’s Elysian Fields for years to come. In 1843 Loudon published his own book, On the Laying Out, Planting and Managing of Cemeteries: and on the Improvement of Churchyards, and in the process established the standard for cemetery design that is still practised today. Ironically, Loudon is buried in the grounds of Kensal Green’s stunning 72-acre park; a cemetery he was critical of, but which inspired him to greatness. "
Mr. Gough's article is well worth a glance- some nice pictures too.
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The Outward Spiral
Despite a couple of hours at a rare breeds park, all I ended up with were snapshots of cute animals (and a craving for eggs & bacon). So I dug into my list of photo ideas and went looking for a snail in my back garden.
Light is sunlight from the right with a little fill flash from the left to cut shadows. Magnification is about 2:1 with the 28mm reversed and focus is about an inch from the subject. This would have normally meant tripod and focus rack, but I managed this hand held which saved time.
Nikon D70, Nikon 28mm f/2.8 reversed, lens extension ring, Nikon SB-24 and SC-17 curly cord.
The initial idea for today's photograph was to 1: find a snail, 2: put said snail somewhere in the sun and 3: take a nice Black and White of it, simple...
It's harder to find a snail than you might think, they're usually dead or dying and this one was soon to become no exception.
Having taken a few pictures of my snail friend I left him to go and fart about in the garden, see what else I could come up with. Sadly upon my return, he'd managed to trail his way off the edge of a rock and into a pond, naturally before saving him I took some pictures, this gave our resident chickens enough time to find and devour the poor fellow.
Sorry PETA, I didn't mean to.
(Taken on 11/08/2010)
This snail has tentacles with eye spots at the end that guide him in his upward adventure.
Always exciting to look around and see "who else" is there with me. Once sat in the ocean feeling alone and looked down to see hundreds of tiny crabs scattering there around me. I laughed and felt included.
Biscayne Park, FL