We climbed to the top of a ruined temple at dusk to look out over what was left of Old Bagan. When the forces of the Mongol Golden Horde, led by Kublai Khan, overwhelmed Bagan in 1287, there were 13,000 temples here. The ruins of 2,000 of them still stand on the plains of Bagan, which today is both a farming community and an archaeological zone. The two come together in this landscape image. Where agriculture ends, archaeology begins. It creates a striking contrast in zones, and that is what makes this a strong landscape. I devote three quarters of my frame to the rows of crops in the field below us. Each row leads to a ruined temple on the horizon. The image is designed to flow both horizontally and vertically. We see a huge farm and enjoy a panoramic view of at least 25 ruined temples in the distance, yet the eye also is drawn vertically to the temples by each row of crops. Evening light also plays an important role here, producing the rich, deep colors and powerful shadows.