Approached as close as I can with my macro lens to the places where pine leaves are born. They erupt in a dense cluster of tiny needles less than 1 cm in lenght, from a cone-like sac.
Click to zoom to reveal more details, especially for the third photo which shows the apical meristem (the youngest and less developed leaves).
I used a Sony a77 camera and a Tamron 90mm f/2.8 macro lens.
-aoi
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