Exquisite images and gorgeous prose. Hope you don't mind the suggestion but have you ever considered making a book of these posts? I for one would buy it!
Thank you Gen. It’s quite possible that I will put something together. I’ve hand made books of images before and last year had a short run printed for sale mixing short form writing and photos titled A New Topography. You can see them here https://www.michelagriffith.com/handmade-artists-books. At the time I did think it might be the first of a collection inspired by the moss.
Beautiful images Michela, you are so good at portraying the hidden world at our feet. I love the sundew images, the colours are lovely. I have always wanted to photograph these but have never found any. It was lovely to see the deer too. 🙂
Thank you Gill. I hadn’t encountered them before either, and I guess if curiosity didn’t pull me along the deer paths I wouldn’t have done here. I’m only just beginning to feel like I am doing the justice. I don’t like increasing the depth of field as the background gets too busy. I’m on the point of moving onto a new computer anyway so I may try some focus stacks—the present one just groans!
Your set of Sundew images are beautiful Michela - I've not knowingly seen one before, I think it's probably too dry in the south east for them to grow even in wetland areas.
Thanks Sophie. They are surprisingly intense. The red of the sundew is supposed to help attract flies; as if a piece of meat I guess, but it did make me think of lighter things.
I loved the sundew and laughed at 'danse macabre.' I've only seen them in a conservatory. Michela, you carry me through a walk with such vivid descriptions that sometimes I cuck, or brush away the branch in the way. Then a vivid reward of your photos at the destination. Beautiful rambles. I sigh with the moss.
I posted about sundews yesterday! They are fascinating, beautiful and deadly! My images are not a patch on yours of course- snapshots compared to art! Your images are stunning. The roe deer are so beautiful.
Gosh my son who’s 8 keeps dragging me uphill to the moors in an attempt to find sundews. He has also made me watch hours and hours of YouTube vids about their morphology etc! Anyway we have yet to find one but the search continues. Such great pictures- thanks !
Yes, I read your post earlier this week. It took me ages to find any too. Their size makes them hard to spot unless there is a contrast with the surrounding vegetation. I’d be interested to know if he has learned from his research if ants and spiders do exploit them to find food. Good luck with your hunt!
Exquisite images and gorgeous prose. Hope you don't mind the suggestion but have you ever considered making a book of these posts? I for one would buy it!
Anyway, a treat for the eyes and mind.
Thank you Gen. It’s quite possible that I will put something together. I’ve hand made books of images before and last year had a short run printed for sale mixing short form writing and photos titled A New Topography. You can see them here https://www.michelagriffith.com/handmade-artists-books. At the time I did think it might be the first of a collection inspired by the moss.
Wonderful pictures, thank you
You’re welcome Graham, thanks for letting me know that you enjoyed this.
Michela, those sundew photos are incredible! Like entering an entirely different universe!
So beautifully captured.
Also loving the deer and wren 🩶
Thanks Jo, they are rather otherworldly. A good reminder that nature is endlessly inventive, and we often only glimpse it.
Awwww, so lovely. And that tender curling nature - so delicate.
Beautiful but deadly! Thank you.
Beautiful images Michela, you are so good at portraying the hidden world at our feet. I love the sundew images, the colours are lovely. I have always wanted to photograph these but have never found any. It was lovely to see the deer too. 🙂
Thank you Gill. I hadn’t encountered them before either, and I guess if curiosity didn’t pull me along the deer paths I wouldn’t have done here. I’m only just beginning to feel like I am doing the justice. I don’t like increasing the depth of field as the background gets too busy. I’m on the point of moving onto a new computer anyway so I may try some focus stacks—the present one just groans!
Your set of Sundew images are beautiful Michela - I've not knowingly seen one before, I think it's probably too dry in the south east for them to grow even in wetland areas.
Thanks very much Lin. They are very much bog plants.
the sundews! so stunning! I love the colours on these photographs 😍
Thanks Sophie. They are surprisingly intense. The red of the sundew is supposed to help attract flies; as if a piece of meat I guess, but it did make me think of lighter things.
Your moss photos are always amazing. Lovely to see the deer and the wren too!
Thanks so much Amy! Mummy and two babies doing well, two fields along this morning.
I loved the sundew and laughed at 'danse macabre.' I've only seen them in a conservatory. Michela, you carry me through a walk with such vivid descriptions that sometimes I cuck, or brush away the branch in the way. Then a vivid reward of your photos at the destination. Beautiful rambles. I sigh with the moss.
Thank you so much Leslie. I’m so pleased that these letters take you along with me.
I posted about sundews yesterday! They are fascinating, beautiful and deadly! My images are not a patch on yours of course- snapshots compared to art! Your images are stunning. The roe deer are so beautiful.
Did you? I’m off to read. It’s taken me a year to begin to get some better images. And my knees are killing me.
I struggle to get back up with my dodgy knees! The joys of getting older! 🙈
Love the images Michela
Thank you Shital.
Gosh my son who’s 8 keeps dragging me uphill to the moors in an attempt to find sundews. He has also made me watch hours and hours of YouTube vids about their morphology etc! Anyway we have yet to find one but the search continues. Such great pictures- thanks !
Yes, I read your post earlier this week. It took me ages to find any too. Their size makes them hard to spot unless there is a contrast with the surrounding vegetation. I’d be interested to know if he has learned from his research if ants and spiders do exploit them to find food. Good luck with your hunt!
the first set is absolutely beautiful!
Thank you perfectlight. They are fascinating plants.
Gorgeous images, thanks for sharing!
Thanks Donn, you’re welcome!
So beautiful—thank you.
Thank you Ann.