those living waves, die one after another, monotonously, but they make no foaming sound

magic-hour & darkness (plus day-for-night) in
l'armée des l'ombres - jean-pierre melville - 1969
cinematography by pierre lhomme

the bird of passage rests on the waves, then abandons himself to their movements, full of proud grace, until the bones of his wings have recovered their accustomed strength and he can continue his aerial pilgrimage..... i want to die lulled by the waves of the stormy sea
lautréamont - maldoror (46, 47)

enneigé - covered with snow

jean-pierre melville - l'armée des ombres - 1969
cinematography - pierre lhomme
actor - lino ventura

first post in a series looking at the difference between
magic-hour/night-time photography and day-for-night
in melville's l'armée des ombres

based on an amateur's (lover's) view-point