A Tree in Los Angeles Infrared – TV Beneath Tree Surreal Aerochrome Urban Nature | Ryan Struck World & Color Series
Titled "a tree in los angeles," this conceptual Aerochrome infrared photograph from Ryan Struck's "World & Color" series captures a discarded television set placed directly beneath a tree near downtown Los Angeles, shot on rare, discontinued Kodak Aerochrome reversal film. The film's signature false-color transformation turns the tree's foliage and branches into vivid electric magenta, hot pink, and crimson explosions—revealing near-infrared light (700–900 nm) invisible to the human eye—while the TV, screen, plastic, and surrounding urban elements shift unpredictably into cyan-purple ethereal tones, creating a striking psychedelic juxtaposition of nature and technology in the heart of the city. The medium-format composition invites contemplation on consumerism, ecological intrusion, and altered perception of everyday objects. Part of the series exploring global sites with scarce military-origin stock, this image resonates with neuroaesthetics on anomalous color's role in reshaping aesthetic response to human-nature interfaces, emotional irony in urban decay, and creative critique; visual neuroscience explorations of false-color object processing and altered consciousness; consciousness/psychedelic thinkers seeing metaphors for expanded awareness amid modern disconnection; and creative directors/art directors seeking bold, conceptual editorial/street/urban photography for high-end environmental, cultural, lifestyle, ironic brand, or experimental campaigns. A rare, museum-caliber work bridging documentary observation, perception science, and surreal revelation.