Tuesday, June 6, 2023

Attract, Capture, Digest


I've always been fascinated by pitcher plants. Ever since my first semester in college as a botany major. Meat eating plants, what's not to admire? They turn the standard paradigm on its head. The pitcher plant has a simple, winning, three-step strategy for survival: attract, capture, digest. Simple, and it works. Respect. Alas, there's no such straightforward algorithm for human survival, at least that I've come across. Photography, maybe... Anyway, the last couple of times I've encountered pitcher plants, I've only had black-and-white cameras with me, film and now digital. Luckily, they look good in monochrome.

Tasting notes: Pentax K-3 iii M, Sigma 30mm f/1.4.