Unusual For a Snail

[John G]

 
    A image of a snail, not such a common subject, I believe it was reaching out in a search for another support, creating this unusually seen posture.
    I got a bit excited by the opportunity to capture this moment, and when viewing later, I enjoyed the effect created by the subject isolation in the frame.   

[Frank Fremerey]

Wonderful. The Explorer snail.

[Fons Baerken]

he's gonna jump

[Bjørn Rørslett]

Gravity eventually *will* win.

Glad you managed the shot.

[Akira]

You captured the tense moment really well!

Amazing stomach muscles, by the way...

[Tristin]

Nice image, I like snails!  What lens was used?

[John G]

Hi Tristin
             The comments received by all viewers are much appreciated.
              The lens used was a Nikon 300mm f2.8 ED IF ais. I had a dandelion chip working on this lens and was using focus trap as the shutter release control.
              I have come to learn this lens excels at subject isolation. I have intended to, but to date, never used a extension ring to achieve a closer focus, but have used it on a modified TC 16A.
              I thoroughly enjoy this combination and now use the TC on a recently purchased 500mm F4P. 
              The snail as a subject is not commonly sought after, but when you look at the textures in the Shell and Body, it seems to be a good subject to test handheld techniques. 

[elsa hoffmann]

I think snails make for good subjects. Mine here are usually cruising up a wall - which doesnt make for a good image. I like this one a lot.

[Jakov Minić]

Very nice image!
Elsa, collect them from a wall and place them to your position of liking

[rosko]

The snail as a subject is not commonly sought after, but when you look at the textures in the Shell and Body, it seems to be a good subject to test handheld techniques.

I agree with that.

Also, not easy to get a close up shot with all the shell sharp.

I like your image.

[Tom Hook]

Wonderful shot. I was momentarily surprised that you could manually focus "wildlife" this well with a 300 ais lens but then I thought it is a snail after all!

[Jakov Minić]

After looking at it again, apart from some dust I noticed, I would crop a bit from the top and from the left.
So that the lovely and sharp snail would pop out a fracture