Vines

One last detail shot from the Grand Old Lady. In winter the intricate vines which climb her walls are laid bare. The thickness of this major trunk shows how long they've been able to make their ascent. You can be sure I will not be this close to them in the summer, for I'm fairly certain this is Poison Ivy!

This shot was taken with my digital camera and therefore I separated it from my formal essays on the photos taken with film. I was reviewing all my digital shots last night for a final collage, but I felt this one deserved to stand alone. So tomorrow we will bid a fond farewell to the Lady, but today, we'll take one last peek at one of her more fascinating details.

[Kimmi]

Very pretty

[Kerri]

Pretty

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@kimmistephens @kerristephens Thanks Kerri and Kimmi!

[Howard Steele]

Wow very cool B&W and a fav

[karenann]

Really beautiful close-up and love your processing of this.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@steeler Thank you so much Howard! wow- I'm honored!
@karenann Thanks Karenann- not much processing- just a little restoration of contrast after uploading to Picnik.

[Paula]

Love the B&W ... nice!

[Colleen]

Excellent textures on her!

[Terry]

such an amazing show of the textures on this

[Nicole Campbell]

Wow - wonderful textures

[summerfield]

great details and texture. amazing!

[bruni]

Wow the Old Lady is just covered with texture..but a plant I don't recognize. the poison ivy I know is a small plant.

[Dixie Goode]

Yeah, this is amazing, we don't have poison ivy but the poison oak is nothing like this huge.

[D. Marie Williams More]

Well done! It is hard to do this sort of shot without it being too "busy." You have definitely managed it.

[Rick Schies]

A magnificent photo Ann

[Diane]

Very nice photo--like the B&W. Makes me itch a little just looking at it tho...LOL.

[Peter de Graaff]

Incredible all the shoots from last year on the vine and detail. Stands out in b&w

[Princess Fairlane]

wow! What a great vine! looks great in B&W :D

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@paulavdmerwe Thank you so much Paula! Appreciate your stopping by!
@httpgeffed Thank you Colleen!
@sarasdadandmom Thank you Terry!
@nicolecampbell Thank you Nicole!
@summerfield Thank you Vikki!
@bruni Thank you Bruni!
@pandorasecho Thank you Dixie!
@dmariewms Thank you Marie!
@digitalrn Thank you Rick!
@eudora Thank you Diane!
@peterdegraaff Thank you Peter!
@princesicita Thank you Princess! I appreciate the view!!

[Bev]

I like how you did it in black and white. Great shot.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@prttblues Thanks Bev- it just looked better in black and white. Color was not as interesting.