When photographing buildings I always look for details that capture the essence of the buildings style and purpose. The Orpheum was built in 1929 as a vaudeville venue. Later, it would become a movie theatre, its elegant moldings and ceiling covered in black paint. In 1984, the city of Phoenix purchased the Orpheum and began a $14 million restoration. Today it is used for theatrical performances. In this image, I used a long lens from a few blocks away, shooting through the trees to focus on a sculpture of Pan, the Greek god of, among other things, theatrical criticism. Pan plays a flute, within a Baroque arch. The softly focused leaves frame the arch, taking us back into time.