My self & I

Basia McAuley

My self & I

Okay…. My kids made me do it!!! They found this snail in the garden and insisted that I photograph it so here’s the result.

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My self & I by Basia McAuley
My self & I by Basia McAuley
  • Anthony Mancuso

    Anthony Mancuso

    fabulous work Basia, well done

  • Basia McAuley replied

    Thank you Anthony!

  • Samantha  Goode

    Samantha Goode

    This is fantastic! I love it!

  • Samantha  Goode

    Samantha Goode

    you owe your children an icecream!!! :-D

  • Basia McAuley replied

    Thanks Samantha! Maybe they’ll get one on the weekend ;o)

  • Carly Pierce

    Carly Pierce

    Very cool snail, a good idea placing it on the mirror

  • Basia McAuley replied

    Thank you Carly, the snail was actually on just a silver paper which reflected a bit.

  • Jules Campbell

    Jules Campbell

    Is there any subject you can’t photograph well? I don’t think so! This is just fantastic Basia- simple yet very classy. I love it!

  • Basia McAuley replied

    Thank you so very much Jules!!!

  • Pat Lucas

    Pat Lucas

    Wow, who would have thought a snail would be so photogenic!! Lovely shot.

  • Basia McAuley replied

    He-he! Yes, he/she is pretty photogenic,, wouldn’t have thought of it my self.. My kids can take the credit for this one!

  • Daryl Gordon

    Daryl Gordon

    who’s got the garlic? nice work

  • Basia McAuley replied

    Thanks Daryl! All I can say is that no snail was harmed during this photoshoot!

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    Smart Kids!

    Well Done, please thank your kids for giving us the pleasure to see a great image.

  • Basia McAuley replied

    Thank you and I’ll pass that on!

  • zomboy

    zomboy

    Im sure it was welcome relief for the little fella – nice smooth surface to glide over – great pic!!

  • Basia McAuley replied

    Thanks zomboy! He was then rewarded with some lettuce!

  • jerry  alcantara

    jerry alcantara

    cool..very coool work

  • Basia McAuley replied

    Thanks so much Jerry :oD

  • handprintz

    handprintz

    Fabulous idea and great result ! lovely details and looks great in the BW

  • Basia McAuley replied

    Thank you Trudi! I also have another in colour which I might add later :o)

  • PurePhotography

    PurePhotography

    One word, Stunning

  • Basia McAuley replied

    Thank you so much PurePhotography!

  • amanda Rae

    amanda Rae

    brilliant….title too !!

  • Basia McAuley replied

    Thanks aRae, the title came to me because the snail kept feeling around his reflection, like he thought there was another snail there!

  • Rosemary Scott

    Rosemary Scott

    Big thanks to your kids! This is an instant favourite!

  • Basia McAuley replied

    Thanks so much Rosemary! Will let them know also :o)

  • Fiona Kersey

    Fiona Kersey

    great shot Basia…..who’d a thought huh!!! lol :-)

  • Basia McAuley replied

    Thanks missannie!

  • Lorraine Creagh

    Lorraine Creagh

    Glad the kids made you do it. What a great sdhot. =)

  • Basia McAuley replied

    Thanks Lorraine!!

  • Rosemaree

    Rosemaree

    Great image…

  • Basia McAuley replied

    Thank you Rosemaree!

  • Yool

    Yool

    This is wonderful photography Basia !!!!

  • Basia McAuley replied

    Thank you Yool!

  • Wendy  Slee

    Wendy Slee

    and you did it so well! Very clever! and not a drop of slime in sight LOL….

  • Basia McAuley replied

    Thanks Dear Wendy! No, no slime,, because he slimed all over my son so I think he was out for a while!!! LOL!

  • Sharon Hammond

    Sharon Hammond

    Smart kids. They know a Kodak moment when they see one. Nicely taken & the B&W conversion is excellent

  • Basia McAuley replied

    Thanks so much Sharon! Ohh, they just wanted any snail photo but,, well,, I had to go overboard and make it into a full blown shoot!! ;o)

  • Eden Sandwell

    Eden Sandwell

    incredible :D

  • Basia McAuley replied

    Thanks Eden, much appreciated!!

  • Dennis Gay

    Dennis Gay

    G’day Basia,

    What a great idea and what a great result.
    Have you tried flipping the image horizontally so Mr Snail is coming from left to right? (Just a thought).
    The good focus and exposure have rendered wonderful clear, sharp detail on the snail’s body. Very hard to do with such a fast moving creature. 8-)
    Nicely controlled contrast and highlights and a very good tonal range.
    Good work that girl!

    GB
    Dennis

  • Basia McAuley replied

    Thank you so very much Dennis! I always do flip the images around out of curiosity but here I’ve tried to stay true to the image so apart from the conversion, I tried to keep it simple,, thank you once again! Your feedback is so very much appreciated :o) B

  • Margot Kiesskalt

    Margot Kiesskalt

    Excellent image – I love it!

  • Basia McAuley replied

    Thanks Margot!!

  • Patricia Gibson

    Patricia Gibson

    Cool shot, great image, Well done Basia!!!

  • Basia McAuley replied

    Thanks P!

  • Karin  Taylor

    Karin Taylorcommunity helper

    who else could make a snail look so incredibly impressive!!!

  • Basia McAuley replied

    Thank you Karin!!!

  • brian pendrey

    brian pendrey

    awesome shot

  • Basia McAuley replied

    Thanks brirose55!!

  • Marvin Collins

    Marvin Collins

    Excellent!!

  • Basia McAuley replied

    Thank you so much Marvin!

  • Paul Tupman

    Paul Tupman

    Its a bit different to your usual portraits Basia, but I love it just the same! Great detail in this and brilliant reflection. I bet the kids loved it!

  • Basia McAuley replied

    Thanks Paul,, yeah, the kids did like it but complain because it’s in b&w,, they just don’t appreciate it….yet!

  • dougie1

    dougie1

    looks like the kids kick started you!

  • Basia McAuley replied

    Thanks Dougie! Yes, this was a spur of the moment,, kid initiated shot!

  • Steven  Agius

    Steven Agius

    Excellent capture Basia, simple but effective.

  • Basia McAuley replied

    Thank you so much as always Steven :o)

  • deahna

    deahna

    Wonderful image! Great job on capturing it

  • Basia McAuley replied

    Thank you Deahna!

  • Jenifer

    Jenifer

    I love it! such an awesome shot.

  • Basia McAuley replied

    Thank you Jenifer.

  • dougie1

    dougie1

    what might be described as an arse kicking child thing?

  • Basia McAuley replied

    Yes,, they kept nagging me to take the photos!

  • dougie1

    dougie1

    and so back to the old basia, her of the beautiful pictures?

  • Basia McAuley replied

    Thanks Dougie! I have lots more nice snail shots but maybe one’s enough for now?! Anyway I still have the sunrise thing on Saturday so I’ll see what I can come up with then,, it’s not really my genre but I’ll give it a go!!

  • Rosalie Dale IPA

    Rosalie Dale IPA

    Wonderful result Basia – love it.

  • Basia McAuley replied

    Thank you Rosalie!! So glad you do, thank you :o)

  • dougie1

    dougie1

    go for it!

  • chen cohen

    chen cohen

    gorgeous shot!!! excellent!!!

  • Rany Lutz

    Rany Lutz

    Perfect pose….my compliments to the model. :) Maybe next time, view from the mirror side? :)

  • Basia McAuley

    Basia McAuley

    Thanks Rany!

  • HeidiD

    HeidiD

    Fantastic Basia! Although snails are not too popular at my place at the moment…they have been helping themselves to my herbs and lettuces in the garden! But I can’t bring myself to use snail bait in case the cat eats it! Argh!

  • Basia McAuley replied

    Hey! There are natural ways to get rid of snails! Google for some ideas! I don’t usually like snails but we’re renting at the moment so I just don’t care as we don’t have a garden,,, Once we finish building and are in our own house that will be a different story.. I’ll be using the natural methods also as we have a dog. Thank you for commenting by the way!!!

  • DawsonImages

    DawsonImages

    Nice conversion and isolation

  • Basia McAuley replied

    Thank you !

  • Tracey McKeown

    Tracey McKeown

    Brilliantly well done!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • jennawren13

    jennawren13

    Your kids are smart and this is brilliant

  • Pete Costick

    Pete Costick

    Great image, love the idea, well done

  • Eirik  Anda

    Eirik Anda

    Really great work! I love it! :)

  • Tracy Faught

    Tracy Faught

    Thank’s for the comment on my snails! This pic is really very beautiful! I love the B&W! That reflection is fantastic. :)

  • Basia McAuley replied

    Thank you so much Tracy, and thank you for adding me to your watch list, much appreciated :oD

  • HeidiD

    HeidiD

    Oooh, good one…I’ll google for some natural snail repelants! Thanks Basia!

  • Tatiana R

    Tatiana R

    Cool shot!

  • Ken Boxsell

    Ken Boxsell

    Awesome shot Basia

  • Candyworld

    Candyworld

    Snaill..bleehh. Cool shot though!

  • Mark Mitrofaniuk

    Mark Mitrofaniuk

    took me ages to scroll down then.
    great photo, well done.

  • SUNSETimages

    SUNSETimages

    Cool shot, well done Basia!!!

  • othermail

    othermail

    Great shot, I love the idea of using the mirror and it works so well in B&W!! Well done :)

  • chris Whitney

    chris Whitney

    I like the result-I bet the kids were thrilled to see the pic.

  • Adrian Kent

    Adrian Kent

    YUM! Lunch! Novel photo, love it!

  • Jeremy1

    Jeremy1

    Great capture Basia,
    Love this macro image in B&W.

  • Arek Rainczuk

    Arek Rainczuk

    I like the fact that you listened to your kids idea. I also like the fact that you gave it a bit of thought and took a very interesting photo.
    Keep them coming

  • Basia McAuley replied

    Thanks Alecrain for this and your other feedback, it is very much appreciated.

  • maremarie

    maremarie

    Beautiful! Your kids are very smart :-)

  • Basia McAuley replied

    Thank you maremarie!

  • grinandbearit

    grinandbearit

    You should thank you kids! ; >)
    It’s wonderful shot…they had a great idea and you captured it perfectly!

  • mikebov

    mikebov

    stunning b&w

  • Chamika Amarasiri

    Chamika Amarasiri

    Cool shot! Love it :)

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