It is all about the light

I finally have arrived at a black and white version I like for the photo taken on October 18, 2025. Last week, I wrote a playful post about it, celebrating the upcoming Halloween, “The Grass that Knew Too much“. The photo was in color. It took a lot of dodging and burning to arrive at an image I liked.

I took the FEATURED IMAGE (f/6.3, 1/250s, ISO 200) with a macro lens (105 macro from Nikon). The image was illuminated with natural light. The day was sunny, but most of this frame was in the shade.

The photo portrays the looping tendrils of a grape vine grabbing two blades of grass.

A spring project that went into Autumn

I have written several posts on the benefits of working in projects and series. One of the greatest advantages is that it forces us to look into one subject, or technique, more deeply. Before this project, I had barely noticed plant tendrils.

Except for when I was a child. There were a lot of chayote vegetables in gardens when I was growing up, and the fruit would often hang from a coil, just like the tendrils on the third photo at the first row in the gallery below. I liked to play with the tendrils as they reminded me of telephone wires.

Although I had believed that the Vine Tendrils would only be available in the spring, I was surprised when I found several mature tendrils from grape vines in the UC Davis Arboretum in October. Now that I know this, I will try looking for more.

Previous posts on this project:

1. Photographing the exquisite Looping Vine Tendrill;
2. Photographing the exquisite Looping Vine Tendrill, part 2;
3. Photographing the exquisite Looping Vine Tendril, part 3;
4. Photographing the exquisite Looping Vine Tendril, part 4;
5. Photographing through the grapevine- another Tendril- part 5;
6. The Grass that Knew Too much.

Photographs associated with this project:

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Wall Art Botanical Images

Wall Art Photography projects

Wall Art landscapes and miscellaneous

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