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Eye Am Watching You


 
BetterPhoto.com Photo Contest Finalist   Eye Am Watching You
Eye Am Watching You
The challenge was to create an appealing image of the lowly and much maligned garden snail.

Mary-Ella Bowles

 
 
 

Mary-Ella Bowles
 

Ooops - I meant to give the particulars in my heading. Nikon Coolpix 4500, macro mode. Natural light (taken outdoors), with a piece of colored paper slipped behind the branch to simplify the background.


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June 13, 2003

 

Brinn MacDougall
  I have a good way of looking at this snail.....Dinner! lol..no really a nice capture!


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May 26, 2019

 

Murry Grigsby
  Success--nice image, Mary-Ella.


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May 26, 2019

 

Cheryl Meisel
  Very nice! Love bugdom shots! Cheryl


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May 26, 2019

 
- Claudia Kuhn

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  You certainly make this guy more appealing in your shot, than what I generally think of snails! Good job! He stands out well!


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May 26, 2019

 

Mary-Ella Bowles
  Thanks Brinn and Murry, thank you Cheryl and Claudia! I used to be snail friendly, and felt bad that everyone else here in California seemed to think that the only good snail was a dead snail. Poor things.

THEN I started gardening... :-(


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May 26, 2019

 

Jean Papo
  You did it! Very nice!!! I love the idea of the paper to simplify the background. Gotta try that! Thanks for your photo!


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May 26, 2019

 
- William C. Raco

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  Believe it or not, I tried photographing a snail yesterday.
Nothing nearly as artistic as this, though.
Very very well done.


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May 26, 2019

 
- Evy Johansen

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  This is a great shot, Mary-Ella!


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May 26, 2019

 

Kathleen Clemons
  Congrats again, Mary-Ella!


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July 07, 2003

 

Murry Grigsby
  Congrats, Mary-Ella!


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July 07, 2003

 

Jean Papo
  Always loved this, Mary-Ella! Congratulations and good luck with this very appealing picture!


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July 07, 2003

 

Wolfgang Dolak
  And again: Congratulations, Mary-Ella!
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July 07, 2003

 
- LJ Corliss

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  Congrats to you :)


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July 07, 2003

 

Mary-Ella Bowles
  Thank you all so much for your comments! For some reason I didn't get email notifications for this one, so I was unaware till just now that anyone had been commenting in the last few days. Much appreciated, all!!!


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July 09, 2003

 

Barbara K. Breitsameter
  Incredible detail and such clarity. Mary Ella this is wonderful! Congrats.


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July 11, 2003

 
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