Wind-Sculpted Trees in Palisades Park (1927)

The silhouettes of wind-sculpted cypress and pine trees leaning toward the ocean in Palisades Park against a bright, cloudy sky. — Wind-Sculpted Trees in Palisades Park (1927) · Donald A. Hall Estate Collection

Fascinated by the effects of prevailing ocean winds on organic structures, Donald A. Hall Sr. photographed these dramatic, leaning cypress trees along the Santa Monica bluffs in 1927. The high-contrast exposure captures intricate branch silhouettes against an overcast coastal sky.