By using a captivated child as context for this image of two sea lions incongruously hurtling towards us under water, I’ve tried to make my viewers feel as if they, too, are that little boy. His fingers pressed to the glass of an underwater viewing port offer a salute to the relaxed forms of the sea lions as they shoot past him. If you hold your own hand over the right portion of the picture you will see only what he sees. But when you view the entire image, you vicariously live the experience with him. Such is the critical nature of context here – it changes the image from a nice underwater shot, to a rendering of an unforgettable moment in a child’s life.