Wherever I happen to be, I try to take a long walk with my camera early in the morning. I find that the low angle of the sun, and an array morning clouds can often produce striking images. On this summer morning in a small California city, I walked down to an old bank building, which now houses an antiques collective. The morning clouds had formed a fan that was exploding out of the bank building, which is abstracted by back lighting. Radiating clouds suggest dynamism and energy, and perhaps a touch of spirituality, as well. By creating a foreground layer featuring a vintage lamppost, I add a sense of depth perception plus a symbolic salute to a town where the past still matters.