I love snails. I seriously can't get enough of them. And lucky me...for whatever reason, my front yard is always teeming with snails on a rainy day. So much so that we have to be careful along our front walk during/after a rainfall to make sure that we don't step on any snails. I even got my daughter in on my snail obsession. Every time she sees a snail, she crouches down and just stares. Sometimes she'll tap one gently just to see it recoil. And since she knows that I love taking snail pictures, she'll always order me to take a snail picture when she sees one.

I must have a zillion different snail pictures, but every time I see a snail, I'm compelled to take a picture of it. Last spring I took some pictures with my DSLR. I processed a few of them, though I haven't posted them yet. I really should get around to it this year. Seriously. Until that happens, I'll share with you some of the snail pictures that I took yesterday. These were taken with either the iPhone Hipstamatic or the Instagram app. I actually prefer the Hipstamatic app for snail pictures. Some of the film and lens combos can result in some really striking photos.

The first picture is one of my favorites. We were coming home yesterday, and my husband noticed a snail making its way across our driveway. Out of fear that cars coming in and out of the garage would unknowingly crush it, he picked it up, and moved it to safety. But not before I snapped a picture of him holding it! This one was taken with the Instagram app. I just love the colors on this photo, and I especially love the funky angle where my husband's hand looks huge, compared to his teeny tiny feet.

The next photo looks like a pretty standard snail picture. It's just a lone snail, after all. But I totally looooooove the over-exposed black-and-white effect. Especially since it brings out the key features of the snail.

Next we have another Hipstamatic photo. I really like this lens and film combo. The film gives it this really neat border, and the lens gives it a cool vignetting effect with some drab colors. Which I think perfectly captures a rainy Sunday afternoon.

And finally, I just had to capture a photo of my daughter watching a snail on our front steps. She purposely kept her distance from the snail, though she wasn't afraid of it. This picture was taken with Instagram. Though you can't see her face, I think that this picture totally captures the curiosity of an almost-four-year-old.

To see the full Snails album, check it out here.