I do astrophotography, and I wanted a way to relate my astrophotography to something I could do in class. So I thought comparing and contrasting the natural shapes and patterns within astrophotography, as well as within natural objects with macro photography would be interesting.

The similarities in acquiring the types of images is interesting to me as well. With macro I had to use focus stacking to get the full seed pod in focus (something that took a day or two of experimentation to get right), and I have to stack my exposures in astrophotography to reduce noise and bring out detail.

I’ll probably use this in a diptych with a photo of the moon.