Look closely. Experimental filmmaker Robert Todd arranges a collection of gorgeous natural images for his short film Dew. That title refers to the amazing details, such as the morning condensation, to be seen in the intense close-ups of flowers, leaves and other horticultural wonders all shot, according to Todd, on a “single roll following the rising of the sun.”

Dew pulls the viewer into a tranquil state first through a blurry, off-focus leaf nearly completely blocking our vision of the complex plant life behind it that dissolves into that image’s opposite: A highly in-focus flower positioned off-center against an out-of-focus background. After these two slightly disorienting shots, viewers continue to find their visual footing as Todd mixes an interweaving of hyper-detailed images of flowers and leaves with indistinguishable pictures of the same, all of which blow vigorously in the breeze. The effect is hypnotically peaceful.

For more info, please visit the index page for Robert Todd on the Underground Film Journal.