Photographing hidden gems

 Hello again – I’ve just returned from a trip through France and Spain. Although I didn’t spot any dramatic photo opportunities like my Moroccan buried in the sand, I found a gorgeous seedhead as big as a tennis ball and a tiny, iridescent green beetle on a flower close to an almost dry riverbed in Spain. Sometimes it’s necessary to keep your eyes peeled for the minutiae to find hidden gems.

Whether I will use either of these in a story or travel essay remains to be seen, but I’ll keep 

them on file.