Rediscovering John Muir's Botanical Legacy
In Nature's Beloved Son John Muir's botanic samples are brought to life with compelling historical accounts and expert photography
Rediscovering John Muir's Botanical Legacy
- AFTER: The end result of three to 24 hours of digital manipulation in Photoshop is a sample free of evidence from tape and glue. Broken branches and leaves were carefully re-created. Colors and contrasts were also enhanced while trying to remain true to the original plant specimens. Once Stephen Joseph restored the plants to his satisfaction, he re-created the labels and added borders. Photographs copyright © 2008 Stephen J. Joseph
- BEFORE: An example of an original scan of one of John Muir's botany samples. Bonnie Gisel embarked on a treasure hunt for Muir's botany specimens that took her all over the U.S. The fragile plant specimens were carefully digitally scanned. Stephen Joseph then examined each scan for color integrity and damage by insects or chemicals before considering the samples for digital restoration.
Plant: Pale Laurel (Kalmia glauca Ait.)
Habitat: Sierra Nevada, California
Collected: 1875 Photographs copyright © 2008 Stephen J. Joseph
