Week the Eighth: Depth

This photo was taken as I was driving south on Culver. I noticed how the trees caught the light and had a sort of mind blowing realization once again about the particles of light "sticking" to the matter (i.e. the tree). I realized that the light particles from the sun are sticking to the leaves and branches of the tree that are facing it (the sun is on the right) until no more particles can stick, then the rest go through and land on the other parts of the tree. Which is why in this photo you see that parts of the tree is lighter than the rest. It's not the light isn't going through that makes the other leaves dark, but that not as much light particles are received because it lands on the closest leaves first. BOOM.

Alright, now to the actual theme of depth. I suppose in this photo, what creates the depth is more the shape of the road itself... making it look like the cars on driving deeper into the photo. The fact that it is angled inward like that suggests how far it goes (this shape: / \ ) Then of course, the deepest darkest shadows suggest depth as well. The lighter areas make it look more open and accessible. The darker looks mysterious and far off.