{"id":52604,"date":"2016-03-29T13:54:10","date_gmt":"2016-03-29T17:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.nybg.org\/plant-talk\/?p=52604"},"modified":"2016-04-01T10:15:08","modified_gmt":"2016-04-01T14:15:08","slug":"seeing-nature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/2016\/03\/adult-education\/seeing-nature\/","title":{"rendered":"Seeing Nature"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Robert Llewellyn\u2019s photography is high-tech, but nature-focused. He shows us what we can\u2019t see with the naked eye, but is all around us.<\/p>\n

Normally, when a photographer takes a photo with a macro lens, only a small portion of the image is in focus.<\/p>\n

Llewellyn\u2019s process solves that problem using a motorized, computer-controlled camera to change focus points and reveal every part of the plant he\u2019s photographing, down to tiny hairs, bits of pollen, and the texture of fine, opaque petals.<\/p>\n

Fifty exposures later, the images are stitched together in computer software.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have found that close-up macro images take on a strange phenomenon when they are sharp throughout. They look like they exist as large as you print them,\u201d Llewellyn says.<\/p>\n

The resulting images are so clear, so sharp, so otherworldly, viewers would swear they\u2019re paintings. Or CGI. Or simply not reality.<\/p>\n

But they do, indeed, reflect reality in dramatic focus. For Llewellyn, these photos capture the \u201ccomplex, fascinating, and very, very beautiful\u201d life of the plant kingdom.<\/p>\n

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His work<\/a> has been featured in major art exhibits and 30 books; two of his latest, Seeing Trees<\/em> and Seeing Flowers,<\/em> earned glowing reviews.<\/p>\n

And on Saturday, April 23 at 10 a.m., you can enjoy the opportunity to see through Llewellyn\u2019s eyes and camera lenses in his presentation, Seeing Nature<\/a><\/em>, at NYBG.<\/p>\n

Register for Robert Llewellyn’s talk online<\/a> or by calling the Adult Education Registration Office at 718.817.8747.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Robert Llewellyn\u2019s photography is high-tech, but nature-focused. He shows us what we can\u2019t see with the naked eye, but is all around us. Normally, when a photographer takes a photo with a macro lens, only a small portion of the image is in focus. Llewellyn\u2019s process solves that problem using a motorized, computer-controlled camera to… <\/p>\n

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