The ability to magnify a scene lets us see nature in different and interesting ways. The close-up lens can turn an area of a few square feet into a vast landscape with many delights waiting to be discovered.
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- Backlighting brings out the subtle yet rich colors of spring.
- Also known as fringed polygala or flowering wintergreen. It does look like it is about to take flight.
- The lichen to the left of the moss might be smooth cladonia, C. gracilis
- The reddish object is the sporophyte. It must be growing on a very short stem that is obscured by the foreground.
- Wet weather gives ideal conditions for mosses and other low-growing plants. The cloudy skies create soft, even lighting
- Perhaps newly emerged and a bit wrinkled? It is not holding the wings in the usual manner for this family. Maybe just a bit wet from the morning dew.
- This happened during a photo camp I taught. All the kids got great shots of this.
- This looks like a drab scene, but a macro lens allows you to pick out gems. The next 3 shots are details of the roses.
- Here is another scene that looks nice, but unremarkable. The next two images were found by going down to the left and getting in there with a macro lens.
- I was really looking for nice images of the backlit grass. When you get down and up close you find gems like this one.
- The backlighting and shallow depth of field give a nice dreamy feel
- I used some filters on this to enhance the selective focus effect and the lighting.
- The backlighting turned these flowers and emerging leaves into natural ornaments.
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