Rainmark Patterns

• Photographer
  Atsushi Ikeda
• Technical Info
  1/100s, F 2.8, ISO50, 35mm, Full Frame
• Photo Date
  2023/1/8

An old, traditional wooden fence. The Japanese nails, driven in at regular intervals to build the fence, have aged over the course of a hundred years, eventually creating rainmark patterns on the boards. The wood itself has also changed with time—its inner cellulose crystallizing—so that when illuminated by the evening sun, it shines with a warm orange glow. The craftsmanship of ancient carpenters, resonating with the power of nature, becomes a work of beauty.