Puhhh - this one was fast

:D ... a real running snail

http://gallery.digicamclub.de/4image...rgschnecke.jpg

Focal plane is a little too shallow for me here, MM. A bit distracting to have out-of-focus areas both in front of and behind the subject.

I love the detail in the shell. I don't mind the shallow DOF. Maybe it is some sort of distortion field caused by the speed of this little fellow :)

Must have been a really fast shutter speed! Where's the motion blur? :-)

Too cute in a ugly cute way! Love the detail in the shell!

I also must agree the tail end should be as clear as the rest of the snail. I think a minor change in the angle and you could have used that DOF but right now I am finding the tail just to irritating to look at.

I'm okay with the shallow dof here, I really like how sharp the snail's body is as well as the defined skin texture.

Not a fan of the unfocused "tail" either; perhaps just crop it out?

The texture on the snail's body and shell is amazing. I don't have a big problem with the out of focus tail, but it was one of the first things I noticed.

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Originally Posted by jmayoff

The texture on the snail's body and shell is amazing.

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Agreed, it looks as if it has scales, although that's not what those squares are. I guess I've never looked closely at a snail, that picture is kind of educational.