They are not known as one of the world's prettiest creatures - but this snail is clearly more image-conscious, posing atop a leaf under a makeshift umbrella.
它們可能不屬于世界上最可愛的生物之列，但這只小蝸牛絕對非常上鏡，這張照片中它打著臨時做成的傘，臥在一片樹葉上。

The beautiful images capture the creature below a dew-covered flower, suggesting that it is not as fond of the rain as most snails, who normally flourish in damp conditions.
這幾張美麗的照片抓拍下了小蝸牛躲在一朵沾滿露珠的花下的情景，我們可以看出這個小家伙并不像其他的蝸牛一樣喜歡雨水天氣。蝸牛一般在潮濕的環(huán)境中繁衍后代。

Amateur photographer Vyacheslav Mischenko, 48, said that the images' colours and setting reminded him of Monet's Woman With a Parasol.
拍下這組圖片的是48歲的業(yè)余攝影師Vyacheslav Mischenko，他表示組圖的顏色和場景讓他想起了著名作家莫奈的名畫《打陽傘的女人》。

Mr Mischenko, a dental technician, picked up his love for photography from his father, who was also a keen photographer and nature-lover.
Mischenko先生是一位牙科技師，他是在父親的影響下培養(yǎng)了對攝影的熱愛，他的父親也非常愛好攝影和自然。

He said: 'I spent a lot of my childhood out and about in forests as my family are big wildlife lovers so I'm always on the lookout for unusual animal shots which I can capture.
他表示：“我的童年時代很多時候都是在森林度過的，我的家人都非常熱愛野生環(huán)境，所以我總能關(guān)注到許多不同尋常的動物場景并抓拍下來?！?

'I love taking pictures of snails and ants and have taken so many over the years that I could probably write a book.'
“我喜歡拍攝蝸牛和螞蟻的照片，在過去的這些年里我拍了很多張照片，我可能會出本書?！?