A small flower on a rock, a silent moment finding beauty
Nature sometimes presents us with small surprises. I witnessed one such amazing moment when I took a picture of a tiny flower growing next to a rock. The flower is very small maybe less than an inch – but its tenderness, sweetness color, and perfect structure had a wonderful beauty that even a large flower cannot give.
The color the flower was light purple, with a slight bluish tinge. The four petals were spread evenly, and in the middle were a few bluish stamens. The flower was so delicate that it was easy miss it, unless I was paying close attention the surrounding nature.
What made this flower even more interesting was its location next to a gray-colored rock. Usually, we see flowers in green grass, in gardens on trees. But the birth such a tender flower next to a place as hard, rough, and lifeless as a rock is like a wonderful message from nature. Beauty can be everywhere, you just have look for it and find it.
The roughness the stone and the softness the flower together created a contrast that was also very interesting from a photography perspective. The gray background of the stone made the purple color the flower even brighter.
This flower is small, very ordinary. Yet, it hides an extraordinary art of nature. In many aspects life, we neglect such small things, thinking that they are not that important. But sometimes, this small thing can bring peace the depths our hearts.
This small flower taught me the importance patience, attention and appreciating natural beauty. It taught me that beauty can be hidden even in quiet, ordinary places.
While taking picture, I moved the camera very slowly towards the flower. Even with a slight breeze flower was swaying, so it took a long time capture the perfect moment. The light was also natural soft light afternoon—which brought out the color and leaves the flower clearly.
The experience taking a picture by focusing on a small thing, observing every part it, is like a kind meditation. Through this just take picture, but established a connection with nature.
In our busy daily lives, we tend ignore beauty nature. But sometimes we have stop, look down a little—just like I did at that small flower. Maybe next a rock, in a corner, there are many such flowers hidden—just waiting for our gaze.
This experience has taught me that you dont need something big to find beauty in life. Sometimes, a little attention is enough.
| Device | Name |
|---|---|
| Android | oppo A95 |
| Camera | 4.71 Mm, f/1.0, (iso100) |
Photography:
Location| Malaysia 🇲🇾🇲🇾🇲🇾
Short by |@aburihan
Link to original community|
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/298656350
Latitude Longitude Map|
https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=3.0733639&mlon=101.5217217#map=12/3.0734/101.5217
