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Planting a Treeby *rad-ix

Photography / Animals, Plants & Nature / Miscellaneous

Ever wondered what snails do in their spare time - they are planting trees, of course - how else would there be so many trees in the forest.

Location:
The forest at my back door
(if I had a back door, that is)
Hochwald, Germany.

Tech:
EOS 40D + Sigma 70-300 @ 190mm
Manfrotto 190CLB Tripod with 460MG Head
ISO 100 f16 6/10sec

After using the compact camera for my previous snail pic (there is a mountain) I decided to return to the same location with the Canon for a comparison. The result: The lightweight Kodak is certainly handy to carry but very difficult to use to get good results while the much heavier Canon and Manfrotto combination are remarkably awkward to carry (especially on long and rugged forest walks) but really have an edge with functionality and the resulting images... as to be expected.

All this while, the snail had been busy.
Does the moss need mowing?

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Given 2008-10-22

Planting a Tree by *rad-ix
Suggester writes: "Ever wondered what snails are doing in their spare time? The answer lies in your imagination, and in this picture. This sweet picture touches both your heart, and your fantasy. Even the smallest creature is needed to make our world go around, and maybe they do more than you give them credit for? The photographer makes you wonder."
( Suggested by =adavesseth and Featured by !SheTakesPics )

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~crumpet1024 Mar 29, 2012

Cute !

~anilover10 Mar 10, 2012

i miss my snails they died TT_TT

~DanChampy Jan 28, 2012

Great photo!

~Debranch Jul 19, 2011

i love how snails look but if i got the balls to touche it id be scared of how squishy it is scaring me 2 destry it

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~EForestCreations May 16, 2011 Hobbyist Artisan Crafter

Made me smile. Great photo!

~bwcopy May 3, 2011

I've made painting of your photo, but without the tree
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~KiraVixen Dec 30, 2010

This is realy Pretty!

POKEMON RULES MY LIFE AND MIND YAY!!!

~KillingEdge Oct 29, 2010 Hobbyist Photographer

Ahah awesome shot!! Preciously detailed!!

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!xxRideTheLightningXX Aug 29, 2010

this is soo cute. and it looks so real. you go u little snail!!

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~AlekSunder Jul 14, 2010

such a good colours....

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