A tub of cold water, a pot, and a bar of soap are the essentials for a monk's daily bath. But the bath itself is more than just tools. To make an effective image of the bath, we must somehow express the essence of bathing. I chose to stress the energy this monk brings to his daily bath. I did it by using the fast shutter speed of 1/1000th of second to stop the action as he doused himself with water. The droplets of water hang in space, exploding from the pot onto his body. The stains on the wall behind echo the pattern of the drops suspended in space by the camera’s shutter. By using the camera to stop time in this manner, we not only can express the essence of this bath, but also show a common act in an uncommon way. The camera can see in ways that our eyes can’t. One of those ways is stopping time in its tracks.