Ah, A Cool Shower

Will spotted this little bloke on our visit to San Juan Bautista Mission. We both shot several pictures of this snail. We have the same camera, Canon Rebel XTs. I used my good ole 35-105mm and he used his 60mm macro.

What a difference!

CORRECTION; Will advises me he used his 100-300mm.

Check out his site for a really superior image.

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Vicious Beasts at Pt Lobos Encountered

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I went out to Pt Lobos this afternoon and when I came around a turn in the path coming up from the beach I encountered these characters. They were so vicious, they just stood there and looked at me. I took my camera off my shoulder and shot a few pictures of them. They were so alarmed at this that they began to eat the grass at the side of the path. Finally, when I needed to get past them, they made way and I walked back to the car to sit and wait for sunset.

Addendum: I just looked at the metadata 1/20th f9 at 220mm, hand held... not bad :)

Horse Ranch in the Hills

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