Snail 1
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I live in a small place called jersey and I took this in my gardenTime
This was taken around 3pmLighting
I think it was sunny with some cloud but I did need to use a flash.Equipment
Camera was a Canon 7D, Sigma 50mm Macro mounted on a tripod. I used a flash which I held to one side and a remote releaseInspiration
Having seen images of snails on Viewbug and other sites and as I had an army of snails in my garden I thought I give it a go at photographing themEditing
Some in Photoshop - levels, cropping and some sharpeningIn my camera bag
Canon 6D (have replaced the 7D) Canon 17-40L, Sigma 50mm Macro, Canon 70-300mm. Yongnuo YN560-2 flash gun, Hitect Neutral Density Graduate filters, Neutral Density Filters ( x4, x8 and a B+W 10 stop ND) cable release.Feedback
When photographing anything close up that moves you need patience and just take as many photos as you can, personally I prefer to use a tripod but not always possible and manual focus is my preferred choice.
