The Field’s Edge

Bicycle standing in tall grass as two people tend cattle in a field near Amuria, Uganda, beneath an overcast sky.

The Field’s Edge

A bicycle rests while work continues beyond.

About the photograph

The bicycle commands the foreground while figures and cattle recede into the field, separating pause from labour. Monochrome binds metal, grass and cloud into a dense rural rhythm.

Technical details

Camera
PENTAX PENTAX K-5
Lens
smc PENTAX-DA 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 AL WR
Focal length
35mm
Aperture
f/4.5
Shutter
1/60s
ISO
800
Captured
June 26, 2012
More context
black-and-white photography (3)agricultural landscape (1)Amuria Uganda (1)bicycle (1)cattle (1)East Africa (1)field workers (1)rural life (1)

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