So today, after fixing some things in the master bedroom shower, I went out to the back yard to do some weeding for relaxation. I was fortunate enough to unearth this leaf skeleton. The soil invertebrates and fungi had devoured the softer plant cells and hadn't broke down the vein skeleton yet. I carefully brought the leaf in and washed as much of the soil that had adhered to the surface and brought out the camera equipment.

I really enjoy the detail the macro lens can provide for close-up captures such as this. 51 stacked exposures and about 4 hours of post editing, and I have a fun image to show you.

This kind of natural history documenting is why I designed the Biological Photography degree I attained from the university years ago. The structure and detail to all living and non-living things around us intrigues me.

As you can see but the cropped view, the tiny vessels are incredibly detailed. They kind of look like a Google Maps view of a urban development. Anyway, it was a great reason to stop the weeding for the day. Back at it tomorrow. Enjoy.