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Picture of old snail shell on withered thistle

Nature, Norway, Norway Norwegen Norge, Shells, Snail /

Picture of old snail shell on withered thistle
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera September 6th 2010. Click image for larger view.
If you pay attention to the nature around you you can find beautiful things everywhere. Here I have photographed an old snail house sitting on a withered thistle. The snail seems to have crawled up the thistle stem and died there.

I find snail shells to have a fascinating coiled structure that makes a good picture. Check other snail shell pictures here and here.

Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
Exposure 0.003 sec (1/400)
Aperture f/7.1
Focal Length 150 mm
ISO Speed 400
Lens: Sigma 150mm F2.8 EX APO DG HSM Macro
Location: Fjellstrand in Nesodden, Akershus in southeast of Norway

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Macro picture of yellow snail shells – Land snails eaten by mice

11 Comments / Macro, Nature, Norway Norwegen Norge, Shells, Snail /

Macro picture of yellow snail shells
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera April 2nd 2008. Click image for larger view.
In this picture you can see four yellow snail shells from some kind of land snail species. During the winter the markings on the shells has almost vanished so it is hard to say what species they are, but I’m guessing these are shells of white-lipped snails (Cepaea hortensis) as they are native pretty far north.
You may notice that a couple of the shells are broken. The broken shells combined with a lot of mice droppings around them make me suspect that mice have had a gastronomical meal.
Feel free to leave comment if you know what kind of snail species this is.

Check out this macro photo of a sea snail with seaweed as background.

Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
Exposure: 0.008 sec (1/125)
Aperture: f/13
Focal Length: 35 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 35mm F3.5 Macro
Location: Sørvik (Andørja), Troms in Northern Norway

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Macro picture of common limpet (Patella vulgata) covered with barnacles (Semibalanus balanoides)

10 Comments / Coast, Limpet, Macro, Nature, Norway Norwegen Norge, Sea Ocean, Shells, Shore, Snail /

Macro picture of common limpet (Patella vulgata) covered with barnacles
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera February 28th 2008. Click image for larger view.
In this macro picture you can see a common limpet (Patella vulgata) covered with barnacles (Semibalanus balanoides) at low tide. The limpets are snails that feed on algae living on hard rock and stones. They are able adhere themselves strongly to hard surfaces and can be very hard to peel off if they sense danger.
I have been watching some TV-shows by the survivalist Ray Mears where he use a stick to whack them off using the surprise factor. I will have to try to cook some limpets later this year and I will report back here on how they taste 😉
If you look in the background you can see another limpet waiting for the tide to come back in.
The barnacles (Semibalanus balanoides) seem to get a free ride with the limpet, but I’m guessing the limpet is glad for having some extra camouflage.

Check out this photo of the shell of a limpet filled with small pieces of sand. The inside have some beautiful structures and colors.

Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
Exposure: 0.013 sec (1/80)
Aperture: f/9
Focal Length: 35 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 35mm F3.5 Macro
Location: Laupstad (Andørja), Troms in northern Norway

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Close up photo documenting life on the coast – snails and algae

6 Comments / Algea, Beach, Coast, Macro, Nature, Norway Norwegen Norge, Seaweed, Shore, Snail /

Close up photo documenting life on the coast - snails and algea
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera on August 26th, 2007. Click picture for larger view.

I really enjoy walking the coast and observe all the life living amongst the rocks, pebbles, sand and seaweed. My macro lens is a perfect tool to take photos of all this wonderful life.
Here you can see some snails and algae (I think it is gut weed (Ulva intestinalis)). Also notice all the beautiful details and colors in the sand/rocks.

Check out this other macro photo from the coast. It’s of a snail with seaweed as background. Liked the composition on that one.

Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
Exposure: 0.8 sec (4/5)
Aperture: f/11
Focal Length: 35 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Flash: Flash fired
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 35mm F3.5 Macro
Location: Ånstad (Andørja), Troms in northern Norway

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