# Pen in Hand

**URL:** <https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/pen-in-hand/52364>\
**Category:** Image Critiques\
**Tags:** intimate, weekly-challenge\
**Created:** [September 25, 2026, 12:32am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/pen-in-hand/52364 "2026-09-25T00:32:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![Dennis\_Plank](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/dennis_plank/32/27033_2.png) [@Dennis\_Plank](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Dennis_Plank)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2026, 12:32am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/pen-in-hand/52364/1 "2026-09-25T00:32:16Z")

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![Original - -20250923-_7R59612-Grayland Beach-Edit.jpg](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/7/2/72bf40f8ce0a32bf436432fde482c962f3e79c2e.jpeg)

### Weekly Challenge

Natural Calligraphy

9/20/26 - 9/26/26

**Critique Style:** Standard

The photographer is looking for thoughtful feedback on the image as a whole, especially around the areas noted below.

**Feedback Focus:** Artistic + Technical

### About This Image

This one is from last fall at the handiest State park with an ocean beach. I just happened to notice how the beach grasses were drawing patterns in the sand with the wind and started looking for them. I really liked this one because it included the “pen”.

I posted another at the time, but dug this one out for the challenge.

### Feedback Requested

Does this convey the idea of nature doing its own calligraphy?

### Technical Details

Camera: SONY ILCE-7RM5  
Lens: FE 70-200mm F4 Macro G OSS II  
Focal length: 70mm  
Shutter speed: 1/1250s  
Aperture: f/22  
ISO: 4000

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**Author:** ![Diane\_Miller](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/diane_miller/32/27391_2.png) [@Diane\_Miller](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Diane_Miller)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2026, 2:37am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/pen-in-hand/52364/2 "2026-09-25T02:37:38Z")

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It does!! Wonderful patterns here and I love that the tip of the pen is still writing!

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**Author:** ![Mark\_Seaver](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/mark_seaver/32/231_2.png) [@Mark\_Seaver](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Mark_Seaver)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2026, 1:40pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/pen-in-hand/52364/3 "2026-09-26T13:40:09Z")

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Dennis, I always find grasses writing in the beach sand due to the wind to be very interesting. This shows that off well. Hard to think of a better expression of “natural caligraphy”.