© Frank H. Jump
© Frank H. Jump
© Frank H. Jump
© Frank H. Jump
© Frank H. Jump
© Frank H. Jump
Macro Photography
Inside a Grape Hyacinth – Muscari neglectum
CLICK FOR LARGER IMAGE of iPhone 6+ with plastic hand lens © Frank H. Jump
Muscari neglectum is a perennial bulbous plant, one of a number of species and genera known as Grape Hyacinth and in particular Common Grape Hyacinth. Muscari are perennial bulbous plants native to Eurasia. They produce spikes of dense, commonly blue, urn-shaped flowers. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental plant, for example, in temperate climates as a spring bulb. – Wikipedia
Ostranenie Slideshow – Macro Shots with Plastic Hand Lens & iPhone
Some of these shots are of things remarkably small: the sexual organs of a flower; mold spores; and tiny baby snails. I am almost amazed at how an iPhone can capture images that are so tiny with relative clarity. These are not comparable to high-end macro photography, but what I love about it is the level of ease and economy. With just a simple plastic hand lens and an iPhone, you can peer into a familiar world that is suddenly unfamiliar.
Defamiliarization or ostranenie (остранение) is the artistic technique of presenting to audiences common things in an unfamiliar or strange way, in order to enhance perception of the familiar. A central concept in 20th century art and theory, ranging over movements including Dada, postmodernism, epic theatre, and science fiction, it is also used as a tactic by recent movements such as culture jamming. – Wikipedia
Pansy & Silver Dollars
Pansy
© Frank H. Jump
Pansy & Silverdollar plant (lunaria annua) also known as Honesty.
Poolside in Middletown, NY
