Vertical Silence

Black-and-white photograph of tall, thin tree trunks rising from a field of blurred vertical grasses beneath a low, misty horizon.

Vertical Silence

Trees and marsh grass reduced to vertical marks beneath a low, misted horizon.

About the photograph

The photograph reduces trees and reeds to a measured sequence of dark and luminous strokes, making gesture the principal subject. A soft gradation of tone and concentrated light in the foreground compress scale and produce a hushed, liminal space.

Technical details

Camera
PENTAX Corporation PENTAX K10D
Lens
smc PENTAX-DA 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 AL WR
Focal length
55mm
Aperture
f/10
Shutter
1/13s
ISO
125
Captured
November 19, 2011
More context
monochrome (2)luminous texture (1)marsh grass (1)minimal landscape (1)mist (1)motion abstraction (1)trees (1)vertical rhythm (1)

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