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Posted: **Sat Aug 25, 2007 9:55 pm**

A snail on speed ....
well, a shot of a snail with palm fronds in the background - rotate the shot and you have 'speed' LOL

Posted: **Sat Aug 25, 2007 10:07 pm**

blacknstormy wrote:rotate the shot and you have 'speed' LOL

what does that mean ?

great shot btw.

Posted: **Sat Aug 25, 2007 10:08 pm**

Nice image! The colours work well. I'm guessing you only had a split second?

Posted: **Sat Aug 25, 2007 10:10 pm**

Maybe I've just been standing out in the rain too long, but to me it looked like a blurred background that you sometimes get photographing a moving object

>>>>>

LOL. I rotated the original shot as the snail was coming down the trunk of the tree .... this isn't making any sense at all it is

Oh well - just a photo of a snail

Posted: **Sat Aug 25, 2007 10:11 pm**

That's a great image Rel and the waving fronds give a great blur as you say. Rotated 90 degrees I take it. Guess he was heading uphill or he'd be more blurred.

Edit: You beat me Rel - no I thought the same thing when I saw it motion blur then I went WTF it's a snail

Posted: **Sat Aug 25, 2007 10:15 pm**

Wow, you have a great panning technique.

As do the French with regards to snails, usually with butter and garlic.

Posted: **Sat Aug 25, 2007 10:41 pm**

Killakoala wrote:Wow, you have a great panning technique. As do the French with regards to snails, usually with butter and garlic.

Back in the old days, you'd have a big camera on an even bigger tripod, and the shutter speed would be so slow you'd have to fake this shot!

Posted: **Sat Aug 25, 2007 10:45 pm**

Wow - look at that ESCAR...GO!!

(Oh, c'mon.. someone had to say it!)

Top shot Rel.

Posted: **Sat Aug 25, 2007 10:46 pm**

Ohhh,

racing snails - don't you love 'em :lol:

Cheers,
CD

Posted: **Mon Aug 27, 2007 4:02 pm**

Lmao.... I didn't just think 'wtf its a snail'...I said it even.... *washes mouth out with soap*

Fantastic Rel....

Posted: **Mon Aug 27, 2007 4:06 pm**

LOL nice one! :lol:

Posted: **Mon Aug 27, 2007 7:00 pm**

Lovely image Rel. Colours work well, good subject separation and ..YES... I feel a need for speed!
I frankly think we should drug test this snail. He's on something

cheers
marco

Posted: **Mon Aug 27, 2007 8:52 pm**

Hey Rel,
It even has rcing stripes on it's shell.
Is this one of our natives or just an odd import?
Regards Colin

Posted: **Mon Aug 27, 2007 10:20 pm**

Thanks everyone - crappy shot I know, but I thought it was kind of funny

This is a native snail, Figuladra mattea. It is found from Brisbane to Mackay, but is not common around Brisbane ....slightly more common in Ipswich. The funny part is it is supposed to be found in dry vine thickets under logs, but where is it at my house???? - they all live in our battered old palm tree, and only come out when it is raining

LOL

Hugs
Rel

Posted: **Mon Aug 27, 2007 11:43 pm**

I love it Rel you always show us a different side to our every day creepy crawley, you're very good at personification and in the end they don't seem so creepy crawley afterall.

Posted: **Tue Aug 28, 2007 8:58 am**

Thank you Craig - that is absolutely the highest compliment you could give me

Posted: **Tue Aug 28, 2007 3:47 pm**

I think it's great, nice tones and love the background. And you don't see too many snail shots..

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