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Create artistic images without displacing or handling wildlife

Though the ubiquitous snail seldom attracts attention, it is a cooperative subject and will provide a wildlife photographer what a bird or a butterfly never will – time! Thus, it can be utilised to master techniques before moving to more mobile subjects. Care must be taken to not displace or handle the animal

While gardening in my backyard, I saw a snail on a broad-leafed plant, sliding leisurely over the smooth leaf surface, negotiating pathway-like leaf veins. An idea struck me and from my house, I retrieved my camera, an electrical extension board and a bulb holder. I placed the bulb below the leaf, metered the bright velvety leaf surface and allowed the snail to move into the desired position. By illuminating the leaf from below, I obtained a silhouette of the snail against the network of veins.