Photo of the week: 6 species close-up

July 10, 2026

I've been carrying a small 7x stand loupe (see A convenient pocket loupe) that I use to take standardized photos of low cut turf and sometimes of grass tags or of sand particles. I also use these images to have a look at cut quality. When the leaves are not being cut cleanly, these close-up images show the mangled leaf tips.

I've been traveling through a few different climatological zones, and I took photos of turf from putting greens to…