I use the mirrored surface of utterly calm water here to reflect the complexity of the tangle of dead trees and branches resting upon a bed of lichen covered rock. The colors are essential to this image – the reflected canopy of green foliage and the golden lichen covering the tree trunk express new life hosted by the ghostly trees and dead branches. The symmetry of this image creates a dual pattern, bringing order to chaos, and showing a natural lifecycle in an esthetically beautiful way..