We arrived in Benton Hot Springs at the perfect moment to interpret its namesake. The sun was filtering light through the trees and the rising clouds of steam from this hot spring, giving this image a delightfully sylvan atmosphere. To make the most of it, I shoot into the light, giving shape to the steam and stressing the rays of light that enter from the top of the frame. I abstract the spring itself, anchoring the image with deeply shadowed rocks, and letting the water flow connect diagonally to the flow of light through the leaves of the overhead tree. The image seems to move moisture in two directions at once.
