GASTROPOD GRAFITTI

[FUJI]

Snails are beginning to hide away for winter....this one seems to have been caught out by a cold spell so has hunkered down until conditions are right for him to move again:

I was attracted to the patterns on his shell....hence my title:

Best viewed LARGE.....Click on Pic:

FUJI

[Les]

Well done in choosing a subject that is so common that its hardly ever noticed never mind photographed.Ive had a snail stuck to my bathroom ceiling for the past three years,he's either very lazy or dead. ! However Ill try to appreciate its shell more.

[Heather]

nice shell he has, and as someone whos photographed snails a fair bit lately, well done on getting the whole swirl into focus, thats the bit i always struggle with !

[fuzzyedges]

Love snails Fuji the spiral always attracts my attention

Like heather I am amassing a snail portfolio when I get one thats any good I will post (its not as if they shift is it)

[FUJI]

Thank you folks........you are right I did take great care with my focussing.......my new eyes are proving to be fantastic.

FUJI

[NannyFerret]

Your focusing is spot on. Did you manually focus.

I have to rely on the Auto focus most of the time as my cataracts aren't bad enough to be done yet.

The bi-foculs are a bit of a pain when manually focusing too.

[FUJI]

Your focusing is spot on. Did you manually focus.

I have to rely on the Auto focus most of the time as my cataracts aren't bad enough to be done yet.

The bi-foculs are a bit of a pain when manually focusing too.

Unless I am shooting macro I almost always use Auto-Focus............I have learned to keep the camera as still as possible as I do.......having a wide aperture helps to speed up the shutter speed so there is less likelihood of camera shake.

I was wearing my brand new Variofocals ......they are brilliant!

I really wish you well with your cataract treatment when it happens.......it tool me almost three years from diagnosis to the surgery on my second eye with about twelve weeks in between each one.......the operation is a doddle........all over in around twenty minutes or less.

FUJI