A colossal split seed pod rests on a grey shingle beach, its woody shell opened in four leaves to show a mass of scarlet arils packed wet and glossy inside, each one a smooth lobe catching a small highlight. It fills the upper half. Arils and shell grain both held sharp, the sea behind flat and calm. One figure alone in dark clothes stands on the shingle, tiny. Soft overcast light. crystal-clear air, no haze, hard high sun, very high contrast with deep black shadow present, no grain