Darkness falls, grassy forms shatter into solar tears at the color-shrouded end of the day A new photo in an abstract series of a sunset, using high grass as a filter for the bright light of the setting sun. Text continues below the photo

'Shrouded (4)' is a photo in the collection 'Evening Falls', prints are available in my portfolio at the artwork page.

While I was trying to photograph a sunset before the sun was completely below the horizon, I realized that the beauty of light is often determined by how it is filtered, veiled or scattered. Here on earth the light is always filtered by something. The atmosphere, clouds, a canopy, mist… In fact, all these 'filters' make the sunlight much more visible, even almost touchable… Shrouded (3) is a new photo in a small series of a sunset, photographed in my abstract realistic style through high grass. Text continues below the photo

'Shrouded (3)' is a photo in the collection 'Evening Falls', prints are available in my portfolio at the artwork page.

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The Photo below: Autumn Grass

Fragrant autumn grass
gently caressed
by the evening light

A sunset above the North Sea, seen through the high grass in a field close to our house.

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'Autumn Grass (1)' is a photo in the collection 'Evening Falls', prints are available in my portfolio at the artwork page.

Photographing a far too bright sunset two days ago, I suddenly realized that the beauty of light is often determined by how it is filtered, veiled or scattered. Here on earth the light is always filtered by something. The atmosphere, clouds, a canopy, mist… In fact, all these 'filters' make the sunlight much more visible, even almost touchable… Here is the second photo in a small series of a sunset, photographed in my abstract realistic style through high grass. Text continues below the photo

'Shrouded (2)' is a photo in the collection 'Evening Falls', prints are available in my portfolio at the artwork page.

I’m in love with light, I often say.

But when I photographed a sunset the day before yesterday and the sun was shining far too brightly into the lens of the camera, I suddenly wondered if that is true. So am I in love with light, or am I in love with how the light is filtered, veiled or scattered?

When you see pictures of the moon, the light of the sun is bright, monotonous and unmerciful.

Here on earth the light is always filtered by something. The atmosphere, clouds, a canopy, mist…
In fact, all these ‘filters’ make the sunlight much more visible, almost touchable…
I look around me quickly. What can I use to filter out that much too bright sun?

I get down on my knees, in a field of high grass…
Here is the first result of this experiment.

'Shrouded (1)' is a photo in the collection 'Evening Falls', prints are available in my portfolio at Saatchi Art.