It's astonishing what can be seen in the everyday world when we look a little bit closer.
To really appreciate the images in this video make sure to click the "gear" icon at the bottom of the video box and select 1080 HD as the video quality. Watch the video in full screen mode.
I was playing around with my Nikon DSLR camera using a magnifying lens filter to shoot close-up video in my flower beds. Flower and insect anatomy may not sound exciting, but the images in this video reveal the sublimity of the natural world.
There are several things I now realize I could've done better, like remembering to lock the exposure to avoid the flickering effect seen in the video. Still, I think the possibilities of close-up video can be appreciated from this brief clip.
The music, which I think is wonderful, was written and performed by David Ianni, a professional pianist living in Luxembourg. David sent me the piece a few years ago when I was producing the Fitness Rocks podcast. David's music is available at iTunes.
Monte Ladner