** Hello from the Critique Club **
Cute fellow. You must have had a lot of patience waiting for him to get in the right spot.
Composition
Although I will discuss the technical aspects of this photo in a minute, the compositional aspect is the one which weighs heavily. This is a very busy photo; there is a lot for the viewer to look at, and it is not clear where the intended focus is. Let me explain that a little. It is clear by the title that the snail is your main subject. However, the eye is easily drawn away from the subject by the coral, the castle, and the large negative yellow space. If you look at the other animal subjects in the challenge, you will find that what surrounds the subject is simple and uniform. Take SandyP by Lutchenko for example. The subject is surrounded by blank space, which forces the eye to concentrate on the Sandy Pea.
For fun, take the snail and place him on a mirror (as in SandyP). Illuminate it with nice soft light and you will have one interesting shot! Try it out and submit in the Free Study!
Technical
There is not too much I have to say about the technical aspects as the composition drives most of it. Were you using the ambient light from the tank? At an ISO of 800 and 1/40 of a second (f7.1) I can imagine that you didn't have too much light. Try supplementing with a bounce flash, or a light bounced of the ceiling. Especially if you take the suggestion for composition above.
So, finally, this is a nice close up shot of the snail. There is a lot you can do with him...experiment. |
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