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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.
Modern humans became fixated on a collective hallucination of linear time, ignoring the fractal spirals of the surrounding universe. ~Daniel Pinchbeck
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.
It's filled with many things
It holds the sounds of crashing waves,
And songs that mermaids sing.
found this one walking on the beach the other day.
Usually they're about the size of a golfball, but this one was much larger.....about the size of a softball!
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.
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?
A sora (Porzana carolina, Rallidae) eating one of many pond snails I watched it catch and swallow.
During my many years of visiting wetlands and being aware of the common, though elusive sora, I never had the pleasure of actually seeing one. I came across this bird in late September feeding in a small pond. That's a snail in its bill. I watched it eat ten or twelve snails, shell and all, in very short order.
Terrell's Island Preserve
Butte des Morts Conservation Club
Lake Butte des Morts
Winnebago County, Wisconsin
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An extreme close-up focusing on the transition between the snail’s soft body and its hard shell. The complex, ridged patterns on the shell are a result of the snail’s growth, with each line representing a period of development. This level of detail showcases the natural engineering and protective beauty of one of the garden's most common inhabitants.
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 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.
Some areas of Graciosa Island are covered by billions of empty snail shells. Unfortunately I didn't figured out how they get there. Please tell me if you know the reason.
La Graciosa is the smallest inhabited island of the Canary Islands. The island is part of the Chinijo Archipelago Nature Reserve since 1986. I discovered the island during 2 days by foot & by bike.....despite the strong winds a fantastic nature experience! The biggest challenge was not the wind but finding good photo spots. The area is highly sensitive to human impact and as usual in a nature reserve, it is not allowed to leave the paths. You are strongly encouraged to obey the rules. Traces from cars, bikes or even people can last for many decades and the destroyed vegetation needs a very long time to recover.
*Explored 19/07/15*
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.
Picked this shell up on a walk today.
Lensbaby Composer, Sweet 35 Optic, 20mm and 36mm Extension Tubes, f/5.6
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. :)
Wer langsam geht kommt auch ans Ziel!
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