What first caught my attention wasn’t the red bud at the centre, but how light moved across the leaves. Sunlight filters in at different angles, grazing some surfaces while flooding others, and that alone creates a quiet symphony of greens. Where the light hits directly, the leaves turn bright—almost translucent—revealing veins and subtle textures. Where the light softens or slips away, deeper emerald and cooler jade tones emerge. Even within a single leaf, you can see multiple greens living side by side, shaped purely by direction, intensity, and reflection.
This is light as a painter. It doesn’t change the leaf itself, only how we perceive it. Highlights add freshness and energy, shadows add calm and depth. The result is not a flat green, but a layered one—alive, breathing, and constantly shifting with time.
Only after noticing the light do we truly notice the subject.

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