Its one thing to take picture of universally admired places like the Taj Mahal and Eiffel Tower. I wrote a series of posts about the struggle of finding something new to say in these most photographed places on the planet. I also enjoy the challenge of seeing beauty – or at least interest in some of the most mundane road side scenery. In this case the roadside weed.

Now there will be botanists that will take offense to description of these flowers and grasses as weeds, and in the springtime the sight would be lush and green.

These Ventura hills would be full of flowers instead of being limited to the few survivors.

The homely charm of the weeds was what attracted me. As I rode my bike past the dried remains I knew that there was beauty in the remains.

It becomes a wonderful exercise in composition and how the placement of similar stalks of grass in slighly different backgrounds and light can make such a significant change.

Mark Harmel
harmelphoto.com

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