Have you been holding off on posting here on the Steem blockchain? Come out of your shell and join the fun! How?
Grab your camera and have a look about. Once you find your subject you won't have to rush because these creatures move at a "snail's" pace! You'll have plenty of time to fiddle with the settings on your camera and pick the best possible angle to shoot from. Doesn't that sound stress free?
Why such a non hurried approach to wildlife photography? Because we're looking for beautiful photographs of snails.
Here's a Sample to Get Things Started!
I found this little fellow at the bottom of my swimming pool yesterday. I picked him up and put him on the border of the pool and managed to get a couple of nice photos!
This tiny guy was no bigger than a 25 cent piece. What a beautiful creature!
Lot's of contrasting textures and shades here. I hope that he's still OK and enjoying life!
Now It's Your Turn!
- Show me a photo of a snail
- Post your photos in the comment section below
- The photo must be yours NOT one that you find on the internet.
- Maximum of 2 entries per person
- There will be at least 5 prizes of 1 Steem each
- The contest closes in 7 days
The Top Rated Photo will Also get 5 PAL Coins!
Are you earning PAL coins? You should be! Just use palnet as one of your tags and you'll automatically earn both Steem and PAL. You can check your PAL coins and trade them at the amazing site Steem-Engine.com
You can also check out the palnet.io site.
The photo that I select as the my favorite will also get a bonus prize of 5 PAL coins transferred from my account!
Do You Like Contests?
If you like contests and would like to see more of them here on the Steem Blockchain please consider upvoting my post. Contests help our community so spread the word!
Thanks for following me on my blockchain travels and I look forward to sharing my adventures with you.
Until next time,
@kus-knee (The Old Dog)
I captured this rare shot of a giant German snail during a brief visit to Octoberfest in Munich. They grow so big because they live off of spilled beer during the festival (there is a lot of spilled beer). I am quite lucky that, although huge, they are still quite slow - or I would never have escaped with my life (I was walking with a cane at the time).
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My my, that is a large specimen. Beer has been a factor in my growth as well!
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I know, eh? All those people telling us that beer would stunt our growth when we were young were just trying to spoil our fun. I mean, look at our bellies! "Stunt your growth" my ass.
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Ride 'em cowboy!
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Hee haw!
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This one has to be running on German beer indeed :D
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Racing fuel!
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We are invaded by snails, small ones, but they do not want to go out of their shells.
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Fabulous. I love it!
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Thank you very much! :-)
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Very nice! I've seen such snails.
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There are thousands of them near my office.
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I'm sure of this!
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Here are my two:
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Source: Not snail mail but snail meal
2.
Source: 📷 #nsfw snails😎
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Haha, I should have used the nsfw tag for my entry too :D Cool shots btw :)
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You can still edit it. :-)
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Good work!
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Thank you.
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I was too fast and did a whole post on this topic, just to realize that only need a photo. I won't spam your comments with the link but you know how to find it.
Here's the thumbnail photo from the post:
In Dubai.
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Spam away. I encourage contestants to enter links to articles they have written for the contest!
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Joehoeee 😁I am so lucky with this contest because my garden is full of our little munchers 👍🏻
So here is my contribution to the contest, this one is my friend because he also likes purple 💜
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That is soooooo beautiful Thanks for your participation!
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Thank you 😊, she is a pretty ginger example isn’t she 🐌, where do you always get those great ideas from ? Shake them out of your sleeve?
Keep on going! You are great 👍🏻
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Where do I get the ideas? There's a formula:
Take 1/10th of @vee2180's artistic talent. Mix in 1/20th of her eye for color and add a lot of fun! Voila I can come up with a silly idea for a contest!
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Hahahaha , keep on finding such great ideas, and your the best !
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Snail photo contest, I love it! :) I usually submit just one entry to your contests but this time, I will make an exception and submit two since I have two equally favorite snail photos of mine :) Both taken in my homeland Czech Republic. Let´s spread some snail love :D
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Love them. Thanks!
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Nice ones too.
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Thanks :)
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you're welcome
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I saw this snail sucking out the nectar from this red flaming torch flower in a park i was walking through i believe they call this snail the Rainbow Snail :)
Entry No #1
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That's a really great photo!
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Thank you @kus-knee much appreciated :)
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Soooo .... I had a lot of time to prepare for this shot. Snails are usually slow indeed, but these ... they didn't go anywhere.
These were taken in one of the most famous restaurant in Paris - Bouillon Chartier.
BTW: does this still counts as wildlife photography? =)
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Yes it still qualifies and you found the only way for snails to get even slower!
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Well done!
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hello @kus-knee ... here are my two entries ,,
This is a picture of macrophotography the results of a smartphone camera macro lens and I took this picture at night using artificial light ...
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Great entries!
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Finally found one. Seems like it's trying to hold on to the shell from falling... hahaha
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Good find!
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Thank you!
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This was part of a post of mine from 2 weeks ago. If that's against your rules (haven't seen anything), just disregard. I just think, it's perfect for this contest. Taken in Shaoguan, China.
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Good capture and fits well!
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Thanks!
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With the first snail, we met on the roads of Belarus. The second was found on the wet asphalt yesterday after the rain
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I like them. Thanks!
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))
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Great contest, @kus-knee: I love it! 😍 (Resteemed)
Here are my entries:
🙄 Did you know that snails get drunk with !BEER ❓
Cheers! 🍻
Posted using Partiko iOS
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Grazie! Si tutte le creature si ubriacono con la birra!
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Hmm I got a colorful leach, but no shell. I will have to paddle down to the swamp and see if I can scare up any snails! This really is a challenge!
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Please do give it a shot. If you find one it will have a hard time running away!
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It is a great and colorful snail you had in your pool!!
Nice photo!!
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It is a great and
Colorful snail you had in
Your pool!! Nice photo!!
- rynow
I'm a bot. I detect haiku.
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Thanks!
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Gazuu!! then here we go @kus-knee. Enjoy my funky snail pal!!
Oops... Oh! my bad. Now I can't remember if I took that picture with my own camera or not. Probably not, since I am not a photographer. And much less one with that talent and skills as those who have already contributed with their great & colorful entries for this contest. :)
The Top Rated Photo will Also get 5 PAL Coins!
Crap! it's a bummer that I can't compete due to my foggy memory. But in any case, I suspect that rather @onceuponatime limping with his cane and beer in hand showing us his giant Octoberfest mollusk or @ace108 with his erotic snail intercourse... they both surely will wipe out all the prizes anyway. :p
Thanks for the chance and good luck for all the contestants.
Cheers!! :)
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Keep trying!
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Thank you! I will. :)
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Awesome contest. Hopefully I will find a snail with a shell ;-)
A clear resteem.
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Keep seeking and you will find!
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I would but the snails here are boring with grey shells. Not a speck of colour to be seen and at this time of year they are hard to find too.
I guess they are what you call seasonal snails.
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With the low participation lately you still might be in it to win it with a boring grey shell!
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Your telling me! I'll see if there's any hanging around my garden.
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this is such a great contest, I may not take a good enough photo to contend with these amazing entries but I shall resteem it anyway for others to see.
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Appreciated!
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Greetings My entry to the competition.
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@barski,
Wow nice photography!
!trendotoken
Cheers~
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Thank you very much @theguruasia ! Have a great day!
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Comments can not get TRDO reward!
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Great entries and thanks for pointing out the error. Fixed!
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You are not going to believe this!!! I don't have snails here! Only slugs. :(
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I guess they really have come out of their shell!
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Oh, they are totally gross! LOL I may go to the shore in a few days and see if they have any there.
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wow this is an amazing contest ..😍😍😍😍
I have posted a few days ago snail macrophotography ... and can I include it in this contest...
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Yes sure. As long as the photos are yours.
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Entry for @kus-knee contest. Shot just at my yard. Somehow too many snails second year and all coming out when humid air :)
So just need to grab macro lens and go...
Nice bokeh of a bright lens
Enjoy it!
More here: https://steemit.com/creativecoin/@axeman/come-out-of-your-shell
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Nice entry. Thanks!
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I forgot to resteem you to give it more traction! Sorry about that. Let's do it now! And don't forget to have an awesome day!
!tip You're just so tip worthy!
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Thank you, Denise! You helped me.
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Always a pleasure!
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I'm glad to hear!
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Thanks so much!
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https://steemit.com/photography/@pocketrocket/look-who-landed-on-my-bbq-z9ru8dsv
Here is my snail served on a plate😅
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Ok I saw it. I also need the the photo here to make it official as an entry in the contest.
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Voilla ;)
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Well done!
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To view or trade
BEERgo to steem-engine.com.Hey @kus-knee, here is your
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Much appreciated!
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@kus-knee,
Honestly I can't share a photography with this type of beautiful snail photography! With that background it looks so nice!
All winners of this round will be rewards by TRDO (TRENDO TOKEN) as well!
$trendotoken
Cheers~
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Congratulations @theguruasia, You successfully trended post that shared by @kus-knee!
@kus-knee got 8 TRDO & @theguruasia got 2 TRDO!
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Thanks a lot!
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They say that the Hermit crab is also part of the hard shell snail family so i am going to go with this cute fella i found wondering along the beach shore line !!
Entry No - 2.
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Thanks!
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Well I finally got my video promotion done! I am promoting your contest and jokingly adding the Smallest Snail in the World because we all have heard that size doesn't matter lol.
My buddy the Old Dog @kus-knee has a cool contest going on called "Come Out of Your Shell". He is looking for photos of snails and their shells. Well this lil guy is not the biggest snail, nor the prettiest snail. But hey, we have all heard size doesn't matter, right lol. So give it up for tiny snails!!!
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Great. I also watched the vlog. I saw Ben with the macro lens what about a photo of the snail here?
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Sure thing! He is a master of camouflage. We believe him to be the smallest snail in the world, but we have not heard back from the Guinness Book of World Records lol.
This first shot is showing just how tiny he is.
For being such a tiny lil guy, he does have some nice coloring to match his background!
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There he is!
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Walking through a botanical garden the other day looking for snails i spotted this huge snail marking it's way up this tree it was one damn big snail the shell was almost the size of my fist unfortunately it was to high up the tree for me to get a real close up photo.
Entry No - 1.
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Good one!
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Thanks @kus-knee !!
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I saw this big one in our forrest last year on a rainy summer morning.
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Cool!
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For my second entry i will give you this huge ice-cream cone snail that was living in an abandon tombstone head in one of Bangkok's abandon cemeteries i was walking through i couldn't help notice this massive snail it was the size of one of them prime mover trucks i reckon it could carry a load...lol :)
Entry No #2
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Nice find!
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I'm so upset when you launch a contest and I have nothing interesting to attend.
Fortunately now I think I have some pictures with a snail ... who is a dancer at the bar!
Thank you!
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Well done!
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Thank you!
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upp and resteem. will see if i stumble a snail, i will definitely enter this!
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OK
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🎁 Hi @kus-knee! You have received 0.1 STEEM tip from @dswigle!
Check out @dswigle blog here and follow if you like the content :)
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You got a 39.10% upvote from @minnowspower courtesy of @theguruasia!
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