zine7/submissions/mio/dolsan.md

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A photo study of the Brassica juncea (var. dolsan), or mustard greens.

The images were taken on a LG smartphone 8 MP camera with a clip-on macro lens and the OpenCamera application. Given the closure of the manufacturer's smartphone division and comparatively low resolution, the camera can be considered old by modern measure. The process takes advantage of unstable light and colour metering to obtain colour variation without editing.

A study is an exercise in seeing. A camera mediates the experience, at times embellishes it. Within illusions of light and shadow is a grain of truth, an observation that is not limited to sight alone. Such is the richness of the humble vegetable.