Ian Probyn, Hidden Architecture (SINGLE SHOT 2026)

Darkness holds the frame. A quiet circle of growth, Perfect and composed. In search of Monarch butterflies I found their preferred place to lay eggs. Caterpillars of black and yellow will build a gold ringed chrysalis and emerge as the life cycle continues. This is a focus stacked shot, hand held. Olympus EM1 Mark iii Olympus M60mm F2.8 Macro lens f5.6 1/500s ISO 200

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