through the looking grass

Just lately I have become obsessed with a particular photographic technique.  But what is this groundbreaking method you're all no doubt wondering.

Well, wonder no more.  It's simply the act (or art if you will) of photographing a subject through a foreground element such as grass or some other foliage using a wide open aperture to blur everything except the subject itself.  The end result is a dreamy, ethereal, softer image that can look really quite attractive.

Here are two such images (yes, I know one is a dandelion!)

Fujifilm X-H2, Laowa 65mm f2.8 ultra-macro
1/200th of a second at f2.8, ISO 125
handheld

Fujifilm X-H2, Micro-Nikkor 105mm f2.8 G
1/250th of a second at f2.8, ISO 125
handheld

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My latest video looks at the flora and fauna in my back garden.  You can revel in all its, erm, averageness just by clicking on the link down there...