Sunday Stills: Up #Close and Personal to #Green

This week’s Sunday Stills Photo challenge has you getting THISCLOSE to something green!

I always think of March being a “green” month what with St. Patrick’s Day on March 17th and all. We can expect spring to show its glory with colorful florals and wondrous greens!

“If the subject you are photographing is small and you want to make it look big, you end up with a “macro” view of a “micro” subject.
Close-up photography is the act of photographing objects such as flowers or insects in close range so the subject you are photographing fills the frame.”

SLR Photography Guide

I am sharing four images today from my front yard that were taken with my Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ mobile phone. Images were post-edited in PicMonkey.

The featured image of the clover leaves with raindrops, to me, symbolizes the month of March.

clover and rain drops

The second image is of the same clover cluster with an unopened flower adorned by a raindrop. You can see the clover leaves magnified in the droplet. Amazing!!

Green Clover flower
Dragon-flower?

I really had to get “up-close and personal” by unceremoniously squatting down in the rain-dampened yard to get the shot! Do you think it looks like a dragon?

The third image was posted on Instagram last week. Our fruitless mulberry trees were just showing new buds. Within a few days, these buds are now covered in yellow pollen, which is one of the few things to which I am allergic.

Mulberry bud close-up
Bud of fruitless mulberry tree

On that same tree lurks a forest filled with strange and wondrous plant life. We call it moss!

Macro Moss Forest
Macro Moss Forest

The clover images are submitted for Cee’s Flower of the Day Photo Challenge.

I hope you love green as much as I do or at the very least, can find something green to share for Sunday Stills this week.

Please title your post differently than mine so Google can find YOUR post!

As always, I look forward to seeing your creative ideas in the form of images, stories, poems, and music!

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65 responses to “Sunday Stills: Up #Close and Personal to #Green”

  1. Sweet friend, I am late to the party. Have been out of town and forgot to check this month’s prompts until just now. Of course, I started with GREEN because it is the best color in the world.

    Your photos cause me to pause and look. And look again. Thank you for that. Seeing the clover leaves reflected in that tiny drop of dew or rain is just magnificent. Like the best kind of secret captured in a photo. Love the details your camera and your eye pick up. Always beautiful.

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    1. Aww, thank you for your kind words, dear Leslie. How nice you could be out of town! I could look at green all day, too! Join in Sunday Stills any time. I always look forward to seeing your views of the world 😊

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  3. Terri, I saw the link to your blog from the email you sent. Very cool photos and blog here! Two thumbs up!!!!
    pk

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  4. Terri,
    I linked to your blog here from the email you sent me. Very cool photos and blog here. Two thumbs up!!!!
    pk

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    1. Thank you, PK!! Thanks for stopping by. What a fun surprise!

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  5. These are lovely photographs, Terri.

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  6. […] Hi all 😁 Here’s my entry for Terri’s Sunday Stills: Close to Green. […]

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  7. These are amazing macros Terri! Very beautiful!

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  8. […] her Sunday Stills Challenge this week, Terri has chosen the theme ” Up Close and Personal Green “.  I made this macro shot from my succulent dish […]

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    Tranature – quiet moments in nature

    Beautiful macros Terri, I love them all! Our contribution for this week’s lovely challenge is here: https://tranature.com/2020/03/18/wordless-wednesday-emerging-green/

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  12. Fantastic imagery, Terri. Those droplets on the clover look so refreshing. Good to hear you’ve had some rain. Because of the amount of rain we’ve had in the UK this winter, everything is looking green.

    I had a look through my photos, and this is the only one I could find that fits your theme.

    The photo was taken in a vineyard here in Wales. We have a few (because of climate change) although I think we’ve some way to go in catching up with the wine being good. What I’ve tasted is OK, but nowhere near as nice as some of the wines imported from countries such as France, Italy, Australia, South Africa and the USA.

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    1. Thanks so much, Hugh! It was a fun theme to offer. I got lucky capturing those droplets on the clovers. Your grapes look lovely, even if they aren’t the best wine grapes!

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  15. It’s amazing a mobile phone can take such pictures. With or without PicMonkey’s help. I’m thinking of upgrading my phone mostly because it’s become my camera. You are pushing me even more that direction.

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    1. Yes, it is. Even before the phone cameras became as sophisticated, you could still get a decent image. Good luck with your search, Jacqui!

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  16. You really have some incredible green!

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  17. Love the pics. I don’t see a dragon in the dragon flower, but I do agree that the reflection of the clover is awesome. Interestingly, I can kind of see a dragon in the mulberry bud. The face isn’t there, but the downswept leaves suggest dragon wings to me. Terrific stuff! Sharing…

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    1. Thanks, Cathleen! Interpretation is in the eye of the beholder!

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  18. Hi, Terri – I love your close-up photography. Your use of green is absolutely stunning.
    You have definitely put me in the mood for Spring…and for St. Patrick’s Day! 😀

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  19. Here’s my little perspective of a plant that serves a big purpose. And … it is delicious.

    Small Staple


    Na’ama

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  20. […] For the Sunday Still’s challenge: #Close and #Green […]

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  21. Thanks for the inspiration Terri 🙂

    Getting in close and green

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  23. The mulberry buds incredible. My daughter was experiencing bad allergies I was able to tell her that the mulberry tree in her yard was causing it. Thanks

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    1. The buds became very heavy with pollen, I should say, WAS, since the rain and wind knocked it all off, thank goodness.

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      1. Great to know. I’m appreciating the effects of rain 😃

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  24. A very month-appropriate challenge Terri! Loved your dew-dropped clover image.

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    1. Thanks, Tina! I was quite pleased with that one 🙂

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  25. Lovely images, Terri. I’m amazed how well your phone does with macro photos. Thank you for pointing out how you can see the leaves in the raindrop. Nice capture!

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    1. Thanks, Janis. Photography in my own yard has taken my mind off the current issues!

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  26. Lovely, especially the raindrop!

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  27. Beautiful, Terri! I love the water drop shots, so cool! And it has been a cool spring here, so far, lol
    Here’s my link: https://jacqbiggar.com/2020/03/15/spring-is-coming-green-sundaystills-nature/

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  28. […] This week’s #SundayStills Challenge from Terri Webster Schrandt is macro shots of GREEN. You can take part here […]

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  29. […] Sunday Stills Up Close to Green […]

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  30. […] This weeks challenge – Green Macro or Close-Up […]

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  31. Nice photos Terri. I love the water droplet and moss forest particularly. It’s generally pretty green around here, one way or the other. Here’s my offering: https://grahamsisland.com/2020/03/15/green-anole/

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    1. Thank you, Graham! You are surrounded by green! We’re getting lots of rain and many feet of snow in the Sierras this weekend. It will be green here for a while!

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  32. […] This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme is ‘Green Macro or Close-Up.’ See more offerings here. […]

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  34. Enjoy your pictures. Have a pleasant day.

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  35. Hi Terri, wonderful photos for this week. I adore your topic.
    Here is my entry. Enjoy.

    Sunday Stills Challenge: #Close and #Green

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    1. Hi Terri,

      I think we thought along the same lines for this challenge. Though I’ve included a kiwi iconic shape.
      Here’s my post https://wp.me/paz0Ca-81d

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      1. I suppose the tiny world of green is a delight for we photographers to discover, Suzanne!

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  36. Beautiful green macros, Terri. I’m looking forward to being back to the challenge this week.

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    1. Thanks, Susan! Looks like you are home safe from your cruise!

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  37. Love all that lush green. Amazing how well our phones capture images these days.

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    1. Thanks, Ingrid. With all the sunshine and a weekend of rain, it is very green around here!

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  38. Lovely green and close-ups! Love the waterdrops! There is not much green around here yet, but I´m sure I´ll find some in the archive! 🙂

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    1. Thank you, Maria! Looking forward to seeing what you have!

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