South African Country Life – September 2019

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A R500cashprize

Amandahasfrozena magicalmomentin thelifeofa smallcreature.

It’snotjustaboutbeingin therightplaceat therighttime,it’sabout

actuallyseeingwhatmostofusmisseveryday,thesmallthings

in life.Amandahappenedtobewateringhergardenwhenshe

spottedthissnailat herpond.Herchoicetosetherf-stopat f

wasa goodone,asboththesnailanditsreflectionaresharpand

yetthebankis outoffocus.I wouldhavetouchedupa fewofthe

spotsin theimage,butunderstandthatnoteveryonehasaccess

tosoftwarelikePhotoshoporLightroom.Tobehonest,these

spots are a mystery to me. I zoomed in on them and noticed many

are doubles, so some are not dust specs on the sensor but could

possibly be lens flare (light reflected and scattered inside the lens).

Not a technically perfect shot but interesting none the less.

PHOTOGRAPHER Amanda van Blerk

CAMERA Nikon D7200, Sigma 18-250mm macro lens

SETTINGS f11 at 1/60 sec, ISO 400

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September 2019