Purple-tinted fountain grass sways against weathered gray metal mesh, while yellow caution tape bisects the frame diagonally. Wild vegetation pushes through and around discarded industrial material, creating a study in contrasts—organic versus manufactured, growth versus decay, vibrant color against muted tones. The shallow depth of field isolates the grass plumes while softly rendering the background foliage.
Shot on an Olympus OM-1 manual camera with the versatile Zuiko 50mm f/1.8 lens and Kodak Ultramax 400 film. Ultramax's vibrant color saturation emphasizes the purple hues in the grass and the bright yellow warning tape, while maintaining natural skin tones in mixed lighting. The film's moderate speed allows for shooting in varied conditions, and its fine grain structure keeps detail crisp even when shooting wide open. The manual focus and exposure control of the OM-1 system enables precise composition in close-range scenarios like this urban nature study.
