Diminishing eyesight is an unfortunate consequence of aging, in some people. But I have always been shortsighted. At reading distance however, I can make out the smallest print "...when they came out on deck next morning..." or was it, "the boy stood on the burning deck..." no that's something else. Memory too, is affected by age.
Since having reasonable success with macro's of the bathroom Lilies, I decided to turn my attention to the Iris's sitting on top of the book shelf. Somewhat in the shade they have always been there and I thank my dear lady for ensuring that there was always a new set - she rearranged them frequently, or so it seemed.
You can imagine my astonishment, after eagerly downloading the Iris image, to discover that something wasn't quite right. Had I missed something all these years... indeed there was a reason that I should take up macro photography...
One of the doors we spoke of in another post is attention to detail. I have always been a big picture person - detail drive me nuts. At this late stage in life I'm learning an essential and painful lesson that detail matters, as much as I contrive to avoid it.
I think it's good to have a healthy balance of both. Big picture is important and it's good to know what the big picture is so there is some point to the detail.
Big pictures are best constructed with attention to detail in mind.
