This is another naturescape of Oak Creek. As in the previous image, the presence of the creek is implied, not described. In the previous image, the creek was barely seen through some branches. In this image, the creek invisibly flows in the dark shadows behind the boulders and plants that line its shores. The spot meter is one of the few technical devices I use as an essential part of my photographic style. It allows me to paint with light by exposing for the highlights only, and abstract other detail in the process. I expose on the highlights reflecting off the boulders. Instead of vanishing into the background, the delicately illuminated bush rising at the center of the image stands out in relief against the abstracted darkness of the creek behind it. The highlighted boulders to the left of that bush, and grasses to its right, create a diagonal flow echoing the invisible course of the creek just beyond. My interpretation here expresses tranquility – a far cry from my previous interpretation of the same creek.