Colossal mangrove stilt roots arch out of a dark tidal flat, each root a smooth braided cable splaying into the mud, the bark finely lenticelled. They fill the upper half and meet the mud on a soft uneven line. Root bark sharp in the lit band, the wet mud below plain and calm. One figure alone in pale clothing stands on the flat, tiny. Last light raking low from the left, deep shadow everywhere else. dark low-key dusk photograph, shadow-dominant, deep rich natural colour, no saturated accent anywhere, fine surface texture held sharp in the lit areas, strong value separation, no grain