The Delicate Snail…
by Rodney Campbell on Nov.29, 2013, under Life, Photography
When I was done with shooting Terrace Falls at Hazelbrook in the Blue Mountains west of Sydney I switched to my Tamron 90mm macro lens and went in search for some likely subjects.
Note: These photographs (especially the wider shots) look much better when larger – so click any of the images below to see larger versions in an inline overlay slideshow gallery viewer.
Sabine joined me for a wander downstream along the river path, we didn’t really find anything of interest (waterfalls, pools or macro) but on the way back I stopped at this large moss covered log looking to shoot the mini forest which was growing on the side of the log (with all manner of tiny delicate moss, fern like plants and other greenery).
Floating Ride
NIKON D600 + 90.0 mm f/2.8 @ 90 mm, 1/80 sec at f/16, ISO 400
It was very bright with harsh direct sunlight streaming from above so I setup my tri-grip diffuser to provide a pool of soft glowing light above a moss covered area. I was framing up a spread of miniature forest when this fantastic colourful snail wandered into my view. It has this almost translucent orange shell with interesting swirls and patterns and was pretty tiny (the shell is smaller than my little finger nail).
I framed various shots as it wandered through my mini forest…
The Little Snail
NIKON D600 + 90.0 mm f/2.8 @ 90 mm, 1/160 sec at f/16, ISO 400
Ring Road
NIKON D600 + 90.0 mm f/2.8 @ 90 mm, 1/100 sec at f/11, ISO 200
Looking for the way Down
NIKON D600 + 90.0 mm f/2.8 @ 90 mm, 1/60 sec at f/11, ISO 200
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