
My friend Julie Scully is an amazing macro photographer.
I’ve bought a matted print of this photo and I adore every part of it. Jules has just started selling her artwork at Red Bubble – if you’re interested, you can view some of her other photos here.
I’m astonished at how perfectly formed this delicate creature is – from the ridges on his antennae to the intricate lacework of the wings with their downy covering of hair. I absolutely adore the reflection of his feet on the glass and the way he appears motionless while the rest of the world whizzes past. And I love the detailing in his exoskeleton – the hard luminescent framework latticed protectively over the soft yellow body.
Julie spent the better part of a day capturing the essence of a tiny creature, barely millimetres in length, that the rest of us would probably have squashed without a second thought. If she hadn’t taken the photo, I would never have known how truly beautiful this little insect is. How many billions of wondrous things am I taking for granted every day?
The Visitor will have pride of place in our hallway – a daily reminder to observe the world with greater reverence and awareness.
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There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.
Albert Einstein
Celia,
Your words have touched me , you have seen what I see and you really ‘get’ what drives the photographer in me. Thankyou…Julie
It continues to astound me that something so minuscule could reflect so clearly in the glass. I really do love this photo, Jules. :)
Hi there Celia,
saw Robyn reading your blog before and decided to check it out – and lo and behold, somehow more than half an hour escaped while I sat and read all your entries and forgot about all the study I was meant to be doing :) Love reading about all your recipes and home-made produce, your passion for it definitely comes out in your writing. This and the wind-chimes entry I loved as well.
Take care & i will add your blog to my favourites
Katherine
Thanks Katherine…I’m glad you enjoyed it! Celia xx
What an amazing photo! Is Julie a professional photographer? I want to try doing some macro photography, it looks so cool!
Glad you like it, Luce – have a look at her other macro work as well, you’ll be amazed!