What new heavens might we uncover when we shift our perspective between the micro and the macro in our everyday lives? The Global People Daily News (GPDN) Channel's nature documentary series newly premieres the film "Micro Wonders: A New Perspective on the World" by North American nature and wildlife photographer St. Charles. Through his lens, we can explore the minutiae of familiar objects or landscapes up close.

 

Nature always holds new wonders waiting to be discovered, whether large or small. These can be wild outdoor entities or the beautiful colors of a group of ants, the hidden nests of birds, the scales of butterflies, or moss on buildings. Among these tiny objects lie a variety of secrets, just waiting for you to discover if you take the time to observe them closely.

 

St. Charles explains that water drops are one of his secret tools for research. He often uses tiny dew or rain drops as lenses, placing them in front of interesting objects to bend light and observe the subject within the drop. When multiple drops are present, each one can act as a lens, revealing different perspectives behind each drop.

 

He demonstrates this with water drops on a spider web, where each drop reflects an inverted image of a pond behind the web. In another instance, drops in front of a poppy flower capture the image of a bee landing on the flower, showing the bee rolling within each drop from different angles, akin to multiple cameras recording the scene from various viewpoints. 

 

After a light rain, the myriad drops on a stem provide a magical moment in nature. Each drop contains the image of a blooming cosmos flower, creating a hidden secret garden within every drop.

 

Imagine the beauty concealed within a few inches of a stem, and consider the incredible treasures you pass by daily without noticing. What other marvels could there be?