Seeing Macro Subjects that Others Walk Past

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• JA

  @Jack_Schularick · 8 months ago

  Simon’s nature is Janus-faced—an abstractionist, yet a lover of nature. The fruit of this duality is something rare and excellent.

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• DE

  @denisesavage2382 · 8 months ago

  Lovely images Simon.  There's something beautiful about what you find and the way you share it with us. I really enjoyed the first one.  It's amazing what people step over or beside without paying attention to the beauty present.  Some miss out on so much!

• BR

  @brianmckeever5280 · 8 months ago

  "... than something that's really meaningful." Ouch. Those poor naturalist photographers ;-) Nice image of the birch polypore, almost could be mistaken as a drone image of a river delta, as you say. The others are nice too. Still amazes me how satisfying images of random decaying subjects can be. Photographers often gravitate to architectural subjects in similar states. Odd or interesting that, I can't decide. Cheers!

• BI

  @BirdsandMore2376 · 8 months ago

  Three stunning images. The piano background music while the images were displaying was a perfect fit. Those three went together so well. Can't find words for why but I really loved these.

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• JI

  @jimcastanzo8736 · 8 months ago

  Wonderful video, Simon. You are the person responsible for getting me interested in macro. It's a genre with subjects available year round. As you wrote in your book, "whatever the weather, whatever the hour, however little time you have or unlikely the place, is an opportunity worth grabbing and running with," is a mantra I repeat to myself often now. Thank you!

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• DA

  @davidpearson3579 · 8 months ago

  Happy New year to you Simon. Really love the colour palette on them all. Very complementary and great detail.

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• CG

  @cgriggsiv · 8 months ago

  Simon all I can say is absolutely freaking gorgeous <br>You have a i for true macro and detail <br><br>More astonishing works of art from the Pentax 645Z and in your hands it&apos;s incredible imagery

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• DE

  @deanarcher3798 · 8 months ago

  You have a great eye Simon. You illustrate how you can find beautiful images if you just slow down which I still find difficult to do. Thanks for sharing.

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• ST

  @StevenLawson · 8 months ago

  Love these catch and cook films, something earthy and natural about them, please keep doing them

• FL

  @FLightQuest-40 · 8 months ago

  A very earthtone warmish feeling in tan color series. Thanks again for sharing. Thanks for your thought process too. Happy 2026.

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• JA

  @jackiedeliaphoto · 8 months ago

  You’ve inspired me to take my macro lens out for a winter walk. Lovely video. Thank you.

• AN

  @annettethomas5781 · 8 months ago

  Firstly may I wish you a very Happy New Year. &nbsp;Three great images I really like the decay and muted tones of all three images and may I say well spotted, patience is the virtue and I thank you for making me slow down and really notice the nature that’s all around us.