Can death, destruction, and chaos have a vibrational hum? When shot in low autumn afternoon sun, I really think it does. This contrast of content vs presentation makes this a statement addition to the Trees Humming series, while the growth of wild grass turning yellow orange provides a soft upbeat hope toward future re-vegetation.

What I love about this particular framing are the hulls of burnt trees that hold the edges of the composition then retreat into the mid-ground like an arrow drawing in the viewer’s eye. The foreground also has fallen black remains that meander back and forth on the ground to the same location at the center of the photo. The background is then burnt and scaled matchstick pine that fades to chaotic static. While the afternoon light creates a monotone contrast between the deep yellows and tans of the stripped trees, and the remaining chard bark.

This is grand photographic fine art for a library or study. It’s soft orange and tan colors will hold court with any wood tones it hangs among. The overt story of destruction it tells in Chaos holds somber silence in these locations. While both the literal and figurative action of the photo Falls to the Hope with new life coming forth, and thereby softens its presence in these spaces.

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