Capturing Qingxi: A Macro Afternoon with the Sony A6700
Introduction The late spring sun of an April afternoon illuminated the quiet town of Qingxi, Dongguan, providing the perfect setting for a photographic exploration with my Sony A6700 and Macro lens. The focus of the day was the intimate, hidden life flourishing just out of sight. The Floral Tapestry The world of flora was rich and vibrant. I knelt to capture the diverse hues and forms, from the deep saturation of a purple flower with a soft, blurry background and a brilliant red bloom against a pink backdrop, to the gentler tones of a soft pink flower framed by green leaves and a solitary pink bloom on a simple green stem. The ground held its own miniature gardens: a small pink flower nestled in grass and a purple counterpart growing nearby. The yellow flower in the middle of a field seemed to concentrate the afternoon's light. Other subjects included a yellow flower with green leaves and a deeply colored pink flower also set against green foliage....
