Ivy Leaves. © Copyright 2020 G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved.
Leaves of ivy plants growing on a brick wall.
The other photographer in our household, Patricia Emerson Mitchell, often focuses on small things, especially close-up and macro photographs of foliage and flowers. Most of the time we work separately, though sometimes we have an excuse to photograph together. At times her subjects and mine are found in the same places, and other times each of us may explore the other’s native territory. That is how this photograph came about.
Patty frequently visits a beautiful formal garden at a location on the San Francisco Peninsula. She goes often enough that she has a membership, and she knows the cycles so well that she can predict what will be in bloom. She went this past week for daffodils and camellias (and a few other things), and I went along. too. I believe that photographing a bit outside my comfort zone makes me a better photographer, so I was game to photograph flowers… with a macro lens. I was distracted by a brick wall where ivy grows. I have photographed it before, but the soft, shaded light seemed especially nice this time, and I love to work with the subtle tonalities of this subject in monochrome.
G Dan Mitchell is a California photographer and visual opportunist. His book, “California’s Fall Color: A Photographer’s Guide to Autumn in the Sierra” is available from Heyday Books and Amazon.
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