A fast flowing but modest amount of water flowing over a small sculpted figure in a Dutch fountain becomes a cascade of blurred liquid, creating an expressively emotional yet abstract image. I used a medium telephoto focal length to make this intimate image at close range without getting wet. The shutter speed of 1/125th of a second keeps the figure’s face sharp, yet the water’s pattern and rate of flow translates into torrents of smeared blur at that shutter speed. The image acquires the flavor of an abstract painting layered in heavy strokes, which intensifies the feeling of action and movement I was looking for.