... better known as either Slow Worm or Blind Worm, which is rather confusing as it's not a worm and it's neither blind nor slow - it is in fact a legless lizard. This one is a full-grown male just over 50cms in length and as thick as my finger. I wanted a picture of him flicking his bi-sected tongue out, but it happens very quickly and after a hundred or so tries, I gave up! The best thing about having these in the garden is that their favourite food is slugs.
I love worm like creatures almost as much as bugs. LOL but this is a fabulous capture. And you don't need to worry about cat noise prints on your window to capture.
Ditto what they all said -- great, fantastic, superb, brilliant...well, putting all those together might be hyperbole, but it IS a super closeup of the little guy. The other shot is equally good, but gives me the creeps just a bit. The shallow DOF makes it look like he (or she) is emerging from the mist or some other dimensional place.
And now for something completely different -- I see, Richard, we are get pushed partners for the coming week. I'll give you your challenge tomorrow. I am being displaced at the computer by Frank as it is 7:00 pm and time for what he and I call "Radio Night." Every Saturday he likes to listen to two radio programs that are on the local public radio. Since we get very poor reception through the radios we own, and it would waste gas to drive around for 4 hours listening in the car (good reception), he tunes in online and does other stuff at the computer as he listens. I guess that is more than you need to know. But "stay tuned" for your challenge.
Great shot, love the focus, not sure about the creepy crawly. I am sure if I started taking photos of worms my husband might really think I was demented lol.
OK, I'm back. I have had a lot of fun looking back through your albums, revisiting some old favorites and pouring over all the wonderful images you have there. I can see you have a good degree of technical knowledge and are constantly experimenting with that. I wish I knew more about settings etc so I could give you an informed challenge in that regard. One thing I see in your album is that you're not an abstract kind of guy, it seems, though there are a few macros in February that could qualify, but not much. You're obviously not afraid of post processing. So this is your challenge. Make an abstract image -- either SOOC or using processing. Make it as abstract as possible. I hope you have fun with it. I'm looking forward to seeing what you do with it.
@yrhenwr Thanks David - to encourage slow-worms, you need to put one or two large flat pieces of wood or metal on the ground in a moist shady area and they will make tunnels underneath. Ours burrow under piles of grass clippings hidden behind shrubbery.
I've never quite gotten the difference between a legless lizard and a snake. I'm sure my niece's kids could explain it to me.
And now for something completely different -- I see, Richard, we are get pushed partners for the coming week. I'll give you your challenge tomorrow. I am being displaced at the computer by Frank as it is 7:00 pm and time for what he and I call "Radio Night." Every Saturday he likes to listen to two radio programs that are on the local public radio. Since we get very poor reception through the radios we own, and it would waste gas to drive around for 4 hours listening in the car (good reception), he tunes in online and does other stuff at the computer as he listens. I guess that is more than you need to know. But "stay tuned" for your challenge.