Stacked Lumber in Manipur Kiln Before Dusk

Warm copper-toned light spills across rows of stacked lumber resting on metal trolley tracks inside an outdoor drying kiln in Manipur. The wood planks, cut from local trees, show rough bark edges and pale, drying surfaces that absorb the fading golden hour glow. Heavy, grey overcast clouds press low against the sky, diffusing the sunlight into a soft, melancholic haze. Rust stains streak the vertical support beams and the rails beneath the timber. The perspective pulls attention deep into the structure where the parallel lines of the tracks converge. One shadow stretches long across the bottom rail, at the base of the heavy stacks in the dimming light.