C.D. Smoczynski Big Branch Vista Photograph
"Big Branch Vista" is an original monochrome landscape photograph by artist C.D. Smoczynski, captured with a converted infrared camera and dated 2024. The composition showcases an expansive wetland scene with water lilies carpeting the foreground, tall grasses and marsh pines lining the water's edge, and dramatic bright clouds set against a darkened sky. The print is set within a white mat and framed in a clean, black profile ready for display.
Background Note
Infrared photography records light wavelengths beyond the visible human spectrum, producing dramatic tonal shifts that render chlorophyll-rich vegetation in stark, luminous white—an optical characteristic known as the Wood effect. Because open water and clear atmospheres absorb infrared radiation rather than reflect it, wetlands and waterways provide exceptionally high contrast, turning midday skies and water surfaces a deep, velvet black.
Features:
- 22 long by 1 deep by 18 high
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- Made by local artisans
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