Photographing the exquisite Looping Vine Tendril- part 3

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On March 20, 2025, I went on a quest for something interesting at a local University Riparian Preserve. There, I found plenty of vine tendrils.

I took the FEATURED IMAGE (f/8, 1/200s, ISO 125) with a macro lens (105 macro from Nikon). The image was illuminated with an off-camera flash through a diffuser, to freeze the subject and to isolate it against a dark background. It portrays the looping tendrils spreading their curves in the downward direction (towards the ground).

A short spring project

I have written several posts on the benefits of working in projects and series.

The Looping Vine Tendril is my first botanical project of 2025, and I believe it will be a short one since these plants are now blooming and should soon dry out together with almost everything else in California.

Stay tuned for more photos and tips!

Previous posts on this project:

  1. Photographing the exquisite Looping Vine Tendrill;
  2. Photographing the exquisite Looping Vine Tendrill, part 2;

Photographs associated with this project:

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12 responses to “Photographing the exquisite Looping Vine Tendril- part 3”

  1. Steve Schwartzman Avatar

    This is yet another effective black and white tendril picture. You’ve got me wondering whether there has ever been a photography contest on the theme of looping vine tendrils; it would be interesting to see the differing approaches that photographers take.

    (Of the six pictures in your “Photographs associated with this project” section, the one showing leaves at the lower left doesn’t seem to belong.)

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    1. Alessandra Chaves Avatar

      Well, that picture is the leaf of the plant that originates the looping tendrils. Look up Jock’s reply, he got the right plant.

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  2. jockhamilton Avatar
    jockhamilton

    Thought of you yesterday at Stebbins while photographing the fruit of California Manroot (Marah fabacea) with amazing tendrils all about.

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    1. Alessandra Chaves Avatar

      That’s really cool. I didn’t know they were there.

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  3. howg2211 Avatar
    howg2211

    Another great addition to the series. I really like how you’ve used the flash to illuminate the tendrils and make them stand out against a black background.

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    1. Alessandra Chaves Avatar

      The tendrils are mostly yellow , whereas the surrounding foliage is green. This also gives me something to work with in post…

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  4. shoreacres Avatar

    I was surprised by how quickly the middle image in the second row evoked — my mother! It reminded me of the times she tried to teach me to knit; the image looks for all the world like someone casting on yarn on a knitting needle.

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    1. Alessandra Chaves Avatar

      That’s an interesting analogy and now I see your point.

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