Photo of the Week - #32 - 4/25/22

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I'm again the first to comment:). Although this is definitely not my 'genre. I really like this photo! It shows great detail and somehow tells a story. I also like the color and tone contrast between the snail + flower and the background.

 

My only suggestion to the photographer is (in PP) to make the 'subjects' slightly less bright. A curves adjustment that slightly darkens the photo brings out much more detail (and contrast) in both the flower and snail.

I think the image is a bit busy, which can be remedied by cropping from the left up to the left side of the slug. The portrayal of the slug munching on a flower is drama in its own right.

Yeah ..... it's a slug

Good close up/macro photography is difficult to achieve. Smaller F stops result in slower shutter speeds which makes it hard to obtain a sharp shot with adequate DOF. I think the photographer did a fine job here overcoming the above challenges.

Beauty and wonder exists at all levels in this world. This photo captures a tiny slice of all that very nicely. I love the colors and the detail.

I think it's a pretty well done example of this kind of photography in that the slug and colors "pop" with great detail at the point of focus. I think the composition is nice. It's cool how this photograph takes you right into the scale of that world. Not that it's a separate world, but one where I don't always observe.

Thanks for your thoughtful comments on my "Snail on Ice Plant" photo. It was taken with a 105 micro lens, ISO 11400, 1/200 sec, at f/32. The micro lens was the only working lens I had at the time so I got used to looking small.

 

It's a snail.

 

Given the snail's wide open mouth, I had to google snail teeth. Turns out they have sort-of teeth, tiny rows of them, on what they use as tongues. The things you learn through photography!

 

Another element of the photo is that both the snail and the plant are invasive, "invasive on invasive," a naturalist friend commented. Both are plentiful in northern California where I live. --Sally

Edited April 30, 2022 by sallymack

Nice exposure, lush colors, and interesting subjects telling a story make for a photo treat. So, the plant and the snail are invasive? Well, some would say that we photographers are as well, so you may have hit the trifecta! :):):)

Thanks for your thoughtful comments on my "Snail on Ice Plant" photo. It was taken with a 105 micro lens, ISO 11400, 1/200 sec, at f/32. The micro lens was the only working lens I had at the time so I got used to looking small.

 

It's a snail.

 

Given the snail's wide open mouth, I had to google snail teeth. Turns out they have sort-of teeth, tiny rows of them, on what they use as tongues. The things you learn through photography!

 

Another element of the photo is that both the snail and the plant are invasive, "invasive on invasive," a naturalist friend commented. Both are plentiful in northern California where I live. --Sally

 

Bravo, Sally! One question - - How do you distinguish between a slug and a snail?

Thanks, michaelliner. The difference between snails and slugs: snails have shells, slugs don't.

Sally is correct :)

The difference between snails and slugs: snails have shells, slugs don't.

Slugs also end up running for office (in the UK at least)

Not just the UK, unfortunately...