Very Interesting. Buy you know how I feel about snails...ewwwww. LOL. As for technicalities, you far surpass me with knowledge! I will pick your brain.

I'll leave the critical comments to the experts, i think it's a cute shot, a little plain, but hey, it's a snail! Where did he think he was moving to heading that way, the penthouse suite? lol

I would have gone the other way and whacked(is that a technical term) it down to 2.5 and no flash. I will have to find a snail now and give it a try. You can't win em all gal.

The larger the F number is, the smaller the aperture gets. 8 Is about half way. If you had used a smaller f number the aperture would have been bigger and thus let more light in to the camera and reduced the need for flash. The subject could have been illuminated by holding a newspaper or white card close to it (but out of shot) and possibly given enough light to capture the image, a trick you can use in 'window lit portraiture'. Considering the speed of the subject you would have plenty of time to play with this theory. That said, it's a good shot! LOL.

Nice shot, the problem is, the focus is on the glass, not on the snail. In such a case you have to use the manual focus. (If you can do that with your cam, I don't know the model). Have a wonderful weekend!

Agree with all of the above, spot focus can be difficult, but when used correctly the results can be brilliant, nice composition Stuart

told ya last night you should read books lol seriously though its not that bad you tried it ,now try it again taking in whats been said mick xx

Lol i no tech expert either but you must of done something right as you can clearly see his trail he's leaving behind, it makes i look like you have a crack in your window lol, good shot.

Main oopsy is a focus but you will sort this out. Adjust a contrast a bit so a picture will have some "punch" in colors. It is a great shot otherways, like a snailtrail.

Not an easy one to shoot, for sure, but you did good. Its true, the focus is more on the glass; but dont be too hard on yourself... it IS a good shot!

nice shot and your next try will be even better with the advice you have gotten here. :-)

Yes some good advice I assume that it was 1/10th of a sec from the exif which does not report the correct settings so even at the snails pace asking a lot at the fstop selected.. A higher ISO may have helped if the grain is acceptable on your Fuji.. The tip about a bit more contrast in the postwork is a good one.

Beautiful shot. Great critiquing. I hope you saved the snail so that you could do it again. And, by utilizing the white board (or other reflective object you would eliminate the light reflection on the glass, and the washout on the snail's body and shell bringing out a sharper image with a little more contrast. Very well done.

Excellent work! 5+!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ewww i hate snails but i like this pic!!!!

Excellent work my friend... Bravo... Sorry for late comments...5+:-)

you look at these snails and they look slow but when you find their trails of scum they leave behind,it is obvious they can cover a lot of ground. excellent macro

Superb capture and also sowry for late comments hugs loux

Try taking a few shots of the same subject but alter the f number and see what happens when you load them onto your PC. After a while you'll tend to know which f number you need and what the results will be. I don't really know enough myself to advise you propperly on this but the pros will. Nice shot Tracey!

Nice shot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!