{"id":22083,"date":"2026-04-23T08:06:46","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T12:06:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=22083"},"modified":"2026-04-23T08:06:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T12:06:46","slug":"on-a-hill-very-close","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=22083","title":{"rendered":"On a hill very close"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-attachment-id=\"22082\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?attachment_id=22082\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/dsc01380.jpg?fit=2000%2C950&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,950\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;16&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-6700&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1776170161&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;38.8&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"dsc01380\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/dsc01380.jpg?fit=300%2C143&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/dsc01380.jpg?fit=904%2C429&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"904\" height=\"429\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/dsc01380.jpg?resize=904%2C429&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-22082\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Moss and lichen: Kennebunk, Maine, USA, April 2026 \u2014 No, it is not a hill. It is just a tiny mound of moss, about 2 inches high, probably growing over a small rock or old tree root. But from ground level and very close, it takes on a life of its own. It is, as are most things in life, a matter of perspective and how close you look. As we learn to take different points of view and look more closely, we grow as human beings. A little practice at the macro scale improves our view at every scale. Or that is how I look at it. (Besides, in this awkward transitional season, there is not a lot else to look at \ud83d\ude42 Sony a6700. Sigma 16-300 Contemporary at 58mm equivalent field of view. Macro modifications to Aperture program mode. f\/16 for depth of field. 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