Years ago, I worked on a self imposed project to photograph and compare things that are in total contrast with each other in size, but parallel in structure or form. They would both be only within the worlds of the very small or very large, not normally visible to a casual observer in everyday life. This photo is one from that project, a small detail of tiny moss captured on a moist forest floor in the woods of the Cumberland State Forest in Virginia. I think it comprised an area of less than a square inch at most and would have been easy to trample under foot without the slightest notice.
Within the project parameters, this image would have been later mirrored/ fade-combined with another image of tall evergreen tree tops photographed from the air above showing perhaps a several hundred foot area, again, a view not visible within our normal natural experiences. Although many images over time were shot with this intent and well on it's way, the final project never came to completion for various reasons, but with a small bit of imagination these tiny sprouts still to me become mighty conifers. As they are here, they are a beautiful reminder of the things all around us that remain in plain view, but are ultimately unseen. A certain tip to the title of this blog and the corresponding reference within my profile.
