One of the subjects that delights me most is the lalang grass or scientifically known as Imperata cylindrica.

Farmers hate the grass and treat it as nuisance. They can grow real fast and are very difficult to eliminate. You don’t just cut the lalang grass to kill them, as they would grow again the next day. What the farmers always do is to either burn the whole field or spray them with weedkiller.

But imagine for a moment standing among the field of lalang grass with their fresh flower clusters swaying in the wind, and you should be able to see beyond its reputation as a nuisance.

You’ll begin to see the potential for a very nice panoramic picture, depending on the landscape of the surrounding area.

Lalang dispersal can also be a nice subject for macro photography but you’d better pray the wind stop blowing while you frame the shot because just a slight drift would cause you to lose the focus.

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