Shooting macro images of flowers and plants in general I tend, like many, to focus in on the blossom of the plant. The intent, with this image shot yesterday, was to focus on the stem of a plant and see how it turned out. I was pleasantly surprised. There almost seems to be a sense of atmosphere or something going on within the stem area of the plant. At the risk of repeating myself I think it is interesting to shoot something, with a macro lens, and yet capture both a bit of detail and a sense of abstract or dreaminess, if that makes sense?
I have posted an image of the flower called ‘Bleeding Heart’ before. This image is actually from my own plant in a pot I have on the back deck. I’m not sure if there is some sort of metaphorical connection between ‘Trendsetters’ and ‘Bleeding Hearts’. I think I have a better understanding of ‘Bleeding Hearts’.
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