Close on hands holding a traditional Korean gakgung horn bow at full draw: the short recurved bow bent deep, the bowstring pulled back by a thumb ring, the arrow tip resting on the knuckle of the bow hand. Only hands, forearms, bow and arrow in frame, no face. For the whole shot the bow limbs tremble faintly, the fletching quivers, the drawing fingers tighten by a millimetre and hold, but the arrow is never released. A distant grass field blurred behind. Quiet sound of the bow creaking and slow breathing. Clear morning light, static locked-off camera. Korean archery, not Japanese kyudo. No text
