I also realized my least photographed subjects are weeds
That probably depends on your definition of weeds then, yours seems quite strict? Almost meaing 'pest' perhaps? Here in Western Europe, especially in previous generations, the term tends to get used for pretty much everything which is bascially just a native wild plant. It's ok if it's short grass or when you can buy it in a store, but otherwise the label is 'weed'. And I'm really not exaggerating here. As such if you want to take photgraphs of plants outdoors those 'weeds' are the targets. Even the most common ones tend to be rather beautiful.
Thats interesting :) I like the perspective. Yup I was taught to think of them as pests, especially when then get close too or tangled up with some of the more "delicate" plants.
Another issue is whenever curiosity spikes, its not that easy to identify them or get more info about them by simple googling or looking at books (my botanical technical vocabulary isnt that great) so they remain these mysterious unidentified unknowns. But yeah totally agree they are beautiful in their own way and are constantly surprising me.
That probably depends on your definition of weeds then, yours seems quite strict? Almost meaing 'pest' perhaps? Here in Western Europe, especially in previous generations, the term tends to get used for pretty much everything which is bascially just a native wild plant. It's ok if it's short grass or when you can buy it in a store, but otherwise the label is 'weed'. And I'm really not exaggerating here. As such if you want to take photgraphs of plants outdoors those 'weeds' are the targets. Even the most common ones tend to be rather beautiful.