No water drops this time. Just the leaf, and the shape it decided to make.
This photograph was taken at the tulip exhibition in the Průhonice Dendrological Garden near Prague — the same morning as several others in this botanical series, when the light was soft and the leaves were still holding their form after rain. While other frames in the series include water drops that catch the eye, this one removes that detail entirely. What remains is pure geometry.
A single tulip leaf curves through the frame in a loose S — or perhaps a wave, or a ribbon caught mid-fold. The white edge runs continuously from bottom to top, dividing the leaf’s inner and outer surfaces. Both sides are the same cool sage green, but the light reads them differently: one smooth and pale, the other matte and slightly darker, the difference between looking at the surface and looking into it.
Shot with a macro lens at f/13, the background dissolves into deep green out of focus, so the leaf floats against it without context or distraction. No garden, no exhibition, no other plants. Just this one shape.
This print works in spaces where the eye needs something clean and unhurried — a bedroom, a study, a bathroom with natural light. It belongs alongside raw linen, pale wood, and matte surfaces.
EXIF data of the photograph
- Camera Model: NIKON Z 7
- Lens model: Tamron SP 90.0 mm f/2.8 Di Macro VC USD
- Date taken: 8. 5. 2026
- Exposure time: 1/250s
- F-Number: f/13.0
- ISO speed ratings: 1000
- Focal length: 90mm
- Size of the photo: 5504px x 8256px
