Macro Photography Session | Wild Plant Specimen in Dehydrated State

11 months ago

Hello everybody :)

This macro photography session was conducted with the aim of capturing intricate details of an excerpt from a wild plant branch collected during a walk along the mountain trail. The branch, kept alongside other specimens, was already beginning to show some of its flowers in a slightly decrepit and dehydrated state. Despite this condition, the session provided opportunities to record very interesting details, highlighting the beauty even in less vibrant stages of the flora.
The session took place under controlled conditions in a home studio environment, providing adequate lighting and control over variables such as angle and positions. This approach allowed to maximize the quality of the images and emphasize the intrinsic characteristics of this example of wild flora characteristic of this region of the country.
The branch was carefully positioned, ensuring that dehydrated and decrepit parts were preserved to capture the unique beauty of this stage of the plant. Delicate handling and stable fixation of the branch were essential to guarantee the necessary stability during the photo shoot.
Highlighting the abstract textures, the nuances of color and the intricate structure of the plant.

Despite the very small size of all the branches and their respective derivations, as a whole, the size of the excerpt did not provide an adequate register to present the example before inverting the lens.

Before moving onto the result...

My introductory thoughts about macro photography:

It's amazing how macros with their blurred background can result in such different images full of contrasts and textures especially with this kind of subjects.
In the world of photography, especially macro photography, there is a universe of things available to everyone, enabling totally different and original approaches.

Among the various possible techniques to shoot macros, this is perhaps the most affordable and effective technique for those who have a camera with removable lens.
We can simply remove the lens and reverse the direction, and by using an inverter ring it ends up being more comfortable and facilitates the process.

Let's now move onto the result:

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To finish, i leave you with some considerations regarding these photo sessions:

Exploring these small specimens through macro photography reveals a captivating dimension where the tiny takes on a preponderant meaning and the most sublime details take on a central role. Diving into the intricacies of these small creations gives us the opportunity to witness the charm of a kingdom that often escapes our attention. Each photograph captures a still moment, emphasizing the opulence carefully hidden in the tiniest aspects of the natural world. From my perspective, the heart of macro photography lies in its power to transmute the ordinary into the exceptional, presenting an intimate and captivating point of view.
Layers of intricate subtleties intertwine to compose a vibrant representation of resilience and beauty, permeating even the smallest facets of existence. In each image i discover more than a mere visual documentation, i find a tangible representation of the complexity and richness that silently populate our surroundings, often forgotten and easily unnoticed.

The session is closed for today.
Hope you like it :)