Macro minimalism - the snail

[teokf]

this is a tiny snail that was sliding along a blade of leave. I waited till it reached the end.
Sony a6000 + Tamron 60mm | f/2 | handheld

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[Wavelength]

Nice story of dead end journey...focus missing a bit

[teokf]

Nice story of dead end journey...focus missing a bit

thanks Nandakumar

[Geoff F]

Second image looks nicely humourous but yes, lacking a bit in sharpness.

Snails are very tricky to get looking perfect and in this case, with so much negative space, the subject needs to have super sharp focus.

[teokf]

Second image looks nicely humourous but yes, lacking a bit in sharpness.

Snails are very tricky to get looking perfect and in this case, with so much negative space, the subject needs to have super sharp focus.

I knew the second image would get the "unsharp" comments because it is. I liked the image because of the comical predicament it got itself into. BTW, thanks for the comments.

[JBW]

If someone was in focus they wouldn't find themselves in #2's position. I think the focus is perfect for the shot. Though perhaps finding a way to lift the snail away from the bg might help?

[teokf]

If someone was in focus they wouldn't find themselves in #2's position. I think the focus is perfect for the shot. Though perhaps finding a way to lift the snail away from the bg might help?

Sorry, I am not getting you.

[JBW]

Sorry, I am not getting you.

When someone is focused they don't get into difficult situations like the snail finds itself in. So a slightly out of focus snail fits the scenario. But he fades into the bg a bit.

[Cogito]

When someone is focused they don't get into difficult situations like the snail finds itself in. So a slightly out of focus snail fits the scenario. But he fades into the bg a bit.

I assume by "someone" you mean the subject of the image..... Out of focus does not apply!

[teokf]

I assume by "someone" you mean the subject of the image..... Out of focus does not apply!

agreed

[Round Tuit]

Out of curiosity, why is this thread "sticky"?

[Dave Humphries]

Out of curiosity, why is this thread "sticky"?

I blame the snail

(perhaps unfairly on several counts)

Yes, I noticed that yesterday and wondered myself, I will un-sticky it now.

UPDATE:
No longer sticky - and thinking about it, it may have been me that inadvertently stuck it

I recall going in and changing the first letter of the thread title to be a capital letter, it's possible I accidentally stuck it while doing that, since the options are in the same menu

Clumsy Dave

[Shadowman]

Nice shots.

[John 2]

Nice images and story Steven. I'm dyeing to know what happened next.

[teokf]

Nice images and story Steven. I'm dyeing to know what happened next.

This was what happened. It found an interesting return route