The subject of this post’s image is a change of pace. While most of my images come from photo walks in cities, resulting in architecture and city-scape pictures, I also enjoy walks in nature.
I took this picture while lying flat on my stomach – there are times when a photographer has to make sacrifices for a good image – during a walk through the San Diego Balboa Park. It was early morning, so I’m pretty sure I didn’t block anyone’s path through the park.
This is an image of one of nature’s many uniquely beautiful, if not a little slimy, creatures. It was necessary to be low to the ground to get the proper perspective of the snail. The picture just wouldn’t be the same if I had bend standing. So, as with “The Tower”, comfort and pride took a back seat — and a full sprawl — to capturing the desired picture.
San Diego is a photographer’s paradise, with the Balboa Park, the famous Zoo, the port and Naval Base and the Pacific Coast that offers myriad dramatic views.
But virtually all places have beautiful, unique and picture-worthy nature. Sometimes it doesn’t stand out, as was the case with this snail, in all its sliminess, starting to climb a cactus plant. The challenge is to see these opportunities and become one with the subject, even if it means lying prone in the dirt in a park and getting a little dirty in the process.