By juxtaposing an abstract symbolic figure of a small man contemplating the awe-inspiring force of an equally abstracted Multnomah Falls at close range, I imply such human values as futility, and our ultimate destination. Using deliberate under-exposure, I only hint at the natural beauty of the falls here – reducing it instead to a fierce plume of surging spray that implies (for the faithful) either a descent into hell or ascent to heaven. The image is also rich in tension – created by contrasting the surging vertical flow of the falls against the horizontal bridge and frame. Ultimately, it is the scale incongruity here that speaks the loudest -- reducing man to trivial size in the face of nature’s massive power. It reminds us all that we are only here for a while, while nature rules for an eternity.