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(Aufnahme vom 2019-03-29)
On a nature-photography course I attended, the tutor advised us to study snail-shells as excellent examples of the "Golden Proportion".
Asahi Pentax Macro-Takumar 50mm f:4 (1:1)
PENTAX K-1
When I started in fashion, I had already adopted the sailor-striped sweater as my uniform; that way, I wouldn't have to drive myself crazy trying to figure out what to wear.
(Jean Paul Gaultier)
7 Days with Flickr - Sunday: fauna
(photo by Freya)
On a recent trip to Brighton Beach with a friend, we decided to fossick through the tide line of seaweed for treasures washed up from the ocean. There were mussel shells, sea urchins, different types of seaweed and so many interesting shells amidst the sand. I was very taken by this tiny snail shell which is partially green and partially iridescent. I liked it so much, I brought it home to add to my small collection of small shells.
This year the FFF+ Group have decided to have a weekly challenge called “Snap Happy”. A different theme chosen by a member of the group each week, and the image is to be posted on the Monday of the week.
This week the theme, which incidentally will be the final weekly “Snap Happy” theme before reverting to monthly on the 5th of December, is “anything at all… as long as it is small” which was chosen by me.
I thought this tiny snail shell was a good choice for the theme. I hope that you think so too!
The Melbourne suburb of Brighton, like its name sake in England, sits by the sea. It has a long, curved bay which is also home to its most popular destination, Brighton Beach. It has beautiful white sand and sparkling water. Brighton Beach also boasts a line of 82 bathing boxes that were built between the turn of the Twentieth Century and the 1930s by the well-heeled citizens of Brighton. They provide a striking, colourful backdrop to the shoreline, creating a well-photographed spot.
I spied this empty snail shell as you see it, resting atop a mossy stump. One can only assume its owner has headed for a warmer climate.
Found a little Snailshell and some old leaf in the garden. I had to illuminate it from below with a flash, to work out the speckled structure of the snail shell and the leaf.
Ich habe ein kleines Schneckenhaus und etwas Laub im Garten gefunden. Ich musste es mit einem Blitz von unten beleuchten, um die gefleckten und gesprenkelten Strukturen herauszuarbeiten.
Modern humans became fixated on a collective hallucination of linear time, ignoring the fractal spirals of the surrounding universe. ~Daniel Pinchbeck
Empty apple snail shells were arranged on an x-ray plate to obtain this image on x-ray film. I then photographed the radiograph.
I don't often do a still life in black and white but here it seemed to work better than the colour version - so why not?
We should learn from
the snail: it has devised
a home that is both
exquisite and functional.
(Frank Lloyd Wright)
Challenge on flickr - Macro/Fauna
7 Days with Flickr - Sunday: fauna
(photo by Freya)
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
For the Macro Mondays challenge "Intentional Blur" (April 24th 2017)
I found this challenge very difficult. On the rare occasions I use iCM 'in camera motion' it is on landscapes, and not on tiny macro subjects of only a few centimeters!
The choices - there were so many. Which lens? What subject? Move the camera or the subject? What background - colour etc.? what lighting? what camera settings?
I threw away so many shots - thank goodness for digital!!
Finally I chose a few subjects - set the camera on a tripod -and decided to go with the simplest option of a horizontal movement of the camera.
Even going for the 'simple' I found it difficult to shoot anything BUT the blur. To get any idea of what the subject was became a challenge in itself.
My final choice was this small 2cm snail shell set on glass and lit only a little from the sides. I used a 4 second shutter speed, and the total movement can't have been more than an inch or two!
Not so good, but the best I could manage. I'm looking forward to seeing how everyone managed to tackle the challenge - much, much better than I did, I'm sure ;o)
Happy 'snail pace' Macro Monday to everyone! ;o)
My 2017 set: 2017 Macro Mondays
All the previous years of the challenge:
My 2016 set: 2016 Macro Mondays
My 2015 set: 2015 Macro Mondays
My 2014 set: 2014 Macro Mondays
My 2013 set: 2013 Macro Mondays
Explored April 23rd #48
Abstract and colorful in a plate. Evolving shapes and forms.
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Абстрактни и цветни в чиния. Трансформиращи се форми.
Giersch ist ein Wildkraut, das sich schnell im Garten ausbreitet und nicht mehr so leicht entfernen lässt. Aber es hat wunderschöne zarte Blüten, die auch bei Insekten beliebt sind.
Zudem sind die oberirdischen Teile essbar. Nur die Wurzel gilt als giftig.
I prefer my sister's alternative suggestion "A Snuggle of Snails" as a far more descriptive collective noun :-)
Wer langsam geht kommt auch ans Ziel!
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Picked this shell up on a walk today.
Lensbaby Composer, Sweet 35 Optic, 20mm and 36mm Extension Tubes, f/5.6
Almost abstract in a plate. Evolving shapes and forms.
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Почти абстрактни в чиния. Трансформиращи се форми.
Texturas... Textures
Muito obrigado pelos seus comentários e favoritos.
Many thanks for your coments and favs.
Frozen bubble, snail shell, tip of a submerged colorful log and submerged leaves under the ice. Looking straight down from a wall. Things like this catch my eye and only last a short time.
Sorry for so many photos at one time, just saving some memories since haven't been out much. No need to comment, please. :)