On Fractals:  When Rick (aka Rykk on RR) and I got together, he introduced me to fractal art.  I started making simple fractals (mostly spirals) in UltraFractal but then found I preferred to use Apophysis. When I learned how to use PhotoShop (just enough to be dangerous), I began creating compositions using the flames I made in Apophysis. But, then my interest changed and I got into Photography.
On Photography: When I was a teenager (back in the '70's), my sister let me try her 35mm camera. None of my pictures turned out, so then I wouldn't use anything but a point&shoot. When the point&shoot digital cameras came out, I got one and discovered the joy of taking macros. I spent a lot of my free time searching for any kind of critter I could find. My son, who used to be a photographer for the US Navy, encouraged me to expand to a DSLR and recommended Nikon. In 2006, my husband gave me a Nikon D80 for my birthday (he's such a wonderful guy!). I'm still in learning mode of all the different settings (aperture, etc.), but I find I still love to capture those macros. It wasn't until after I got the D80 that I discovered the reason my pictures didn't turn out on my sister's 35mm -- it was the eyepiece!!! If we had only known!Â
On me: I am married to my Wonderful Prince (see above) and we live on the east coast of Florida. We became grandparents in September 2006. I have always enjoyed most of the Disney and Pixar cartoon movies. For those of you who don't recognize it, my Avatar is Dory from the movie "Finding Nemo" (my favorite). I can relate to Dory -- it's that short-term memory loss that I'm afflicted with as well!! HA!  :^) Â
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Comments (15)
SSoffia
wwwwwwweeeeeeeeeeeewwwwwwwwwww!!!!!!!!!! FANTASTIC MACRO MY FRIEND ;)
viper
What a weird, yet very cool looking little guy
Charberry
Awesome! I've never seen one before.
frankie96
Very interesting critter...and a nice image..
kurtsart
Never knew these existed.. Great capture!
muse27
Very impressive shot! I have never seen one before and yes, this is the first I've ever heard they exist - thank you!. :o) He looks strange, and yet very cool! Great use of lighting on him as well. Thank you for sharing. :o)
artaddict2
wow this is so unusual, never seen anything like it before. its an excellent shot , gret capture !
nfrocer
I've never seen something like this... Thanks for sharing!
trishabadblood
wow ...that is different ... I have never seen anything like it ether..wonderful capture... very well done..
Richardphotos
really a cool macro. I do not know which of these slugs do, but a least one breed can dispense a very toxic poison and it will burn flesh
HeartsRender
That is cool!!!!!
rainbows
Never seen the likes of this before!! A wonderful shot, thanks for sharing!! Diane.
CavalierLady
How unusual! I've never seen anything like this... great catch!
orangebowl72
This is a land planarian...sort of a primitive worm that feeds on earthworms (exotic introduction to the U.S. via potted tropical plants, so the theory goes). They're actually sort of bad, because they eat earthworms.
durleybeachbum
Fascinating!!