April 27th, 2009

Today's entry is inspired in part by Jonathan Singer's Botanica Magnifica. This stunning body of work is collected in an amazing handmade portfolio that is housed in the rare book section of the Smithsonian Library. Singer's close up work is fascinating to look at . . . check ou the link.

These leaves were collected during a trip to the Poconos over the weekend and pressed between two sheets of glass. I used a Sigma 70-300 macro and lit it with my brand new Nikon SB900 flash. 60th of a second at f22 with an ISO of 100. Processed in Lightroom as a back and white.

Click on the image to see the larger, uncropped image . . . and click here to see the rest of the photo shoot.