This image, which I made with my iPhone from an upper story balcony in our beach house, speaks of both tranquility and energy. The diagonal thrust of this barrier island's dune coastline slashes through the frame to the horizon. The explosive shape of the towering cumulous clouds adds dynamic organization and a dose of nature’s majesty to the composition. No beach is visible – the sea is at high tide, and what beach may still be there is invisible behind the dunes. Meanwhile, both sea and land appear silent and empty, accented by the small sail boat left seemingly abandoned on a sea of grass near the lower left hand corner of the frame. This incongruous contrast of form and content brings this landscape to life, and leaves us with a sense of place.