Man Stoking Tandoor Oven Night Frost Taichung

Tungsten light spills from a nearby window, casting warm amber pools across a man bent over a cylindrical tandoor oven. He grips a long wooden stick, pushing kindling deep into the glowing aperture. The air hangs heavy with early winter cold, visible as a thick layer of white frost coating the metal rim of the oven and the rough concrete floor of the riverside landing. His breath is not visible, but the frost on his woolen collar and the bare branches of a tree behind him confirms the biting chill. The scene sits at the edge of the frame, leaving the dark river and distant city lights as a shadowy backdrop. One ember glows orange against the dark interior of the clay vessel.