Moss etc.: Kennebunk, Maine, USA, April 2026 — This is a near-macro shot of moss and what I have always called “winter green,” the small plant with the red berries. It uses macro technique but at a larger scale, so maybe just a close-up. It is still like entering another world, an inviting world, a world with its own measure of wonder. A tripod is required for shots like this. You have to slow down past safe hand-holding levels to enter this world and squint a little (stop the lens down) to be able to see any depth, but it is worth the effort. And there is a recipe for any transforming view: slow down and squint a little (or open your eyes very wide if you are not after depth). Works every time! Sony a6700. Sigma 16-300 Contemporary at 92mm equivalent field of view at f16 and 1/25 (Aperture program). Auto spot focus. Processed in Photomator.