Macro Photography Session | Fossilized Fire

3 months ago

Hello everybody :)

The specimen i used today in my macro photography session ended up becoming a composition that i wasn't expecting at all.
I normally position the specimens in different positions along with the focus of light to follow and i take the recordings with a very small aperture as well as the ISO with the aim of obtaining the greatest possible sharpness of the object, but what happens is that the recordings are so so dark that only during editing can i see the true result more clearly.
I can almost identify some similarity between this process and the analog process in which photographs are taken and then the films are passed in the dark room to reveal the result :P
It was during this same edition that those dark and abstract records turned into fire.
This is the perception when i see the result, it looks like liquid fire, lava flowing down the rocky surface.
The specimen is tiny, it's so small that i normally take the presentation photo with the lens still positioned correctly and only then invert it to move on to the next phase, but in this case, the entire session was carried out with the lens already inverted.
Another curious aspect, in several of the previous sessions, when the specimens were rocky objects, i used and abused the term geology, when in fact the term i intended to use was Petrology, the discipline within geology that focuses on the study of rocks, which they are composed of minerals and can vary in terms of origin, composition and texture.
In this case, the study is entirely visual, accompanied by some descriptions of formation, classification, texture, structure and even mineral composition.
These small objects turn out to be essential for understanding the Earth's geological history, since rocks are important records of the processes that occurred over time.

Let me present today’s model:

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:

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 :)