Snails, Snakes and a Frog... oh my!

[JeffreH]

Very nice Colleen! Stunning photography... and gorgeous animals.

[Lija]

wow! absolutely stunning photography! and such a beautiful creatures. love them!

[DartfrogDan]

great photos

[Mentat]

Your photographic skills are amazing Colleen ! Care to share how you set-up those shots? Thanks for share, love your frog and snails .

[Lixra]

Thanks guys

I shot these on a Nikon DSLR using a macro lens. The animals were placed on a piece of black reflective flooring (the same type was used in the background). The lighting was done with a hotshoe flash in a softbox, positioned overhead.

The only one I was a bit concerned with shooting was the Pacman, as I didn't want to stress her out. After firing off about a dozen shots, she turned her back to the camera, and I took that as a sign that she was "done". She had a nice mouse the next day Besides doing a shoot with the fire salamanders, I'm also thinking of a doing a time lapse with some of the White-Lipped Snails. Snails on Speed. It'll be interesting, yet hilarious.