A swirl of hoops and funnels, symbolizing Arizona’s monsoon clouds, forms a vortex-like cone that moves with the wind. The $2.5 million sculpture, created by Janet Echelman, dominates a new park in downtown Phoenix. On a previous visit, I had used a long telephoto lens to pick up the glow on the strands of netting that make up the work. ( See http://www.pbase.com/image/111968245 ) On this occasion, I used a superwideangle lens, and shot directly into the sun. The sun becomes a star, backlighting the form of the sculpture. By exposing for the sun, I darken the rest of the image so that day appears to become night. A swirl of pale clouds mimics its shape in the dark blue sky. My 14mm wideangle lens creates rays that resemble stylized starlight, as well as encompassing the entire sculpture and several downtown buildings in the background. The eerie scene speaks of a ghostly vision, a giant net or trap hanging above us like a bad dream. Yet the star-like sun presents a hopeful, optimistic symbol to play against the effect of the net about to descend upon us. It is the tension created by these opposing symbols that gives the image both its energy and its meaning.