A series of netted hoops and funnels, representing Arizona’s distinctive monsoon clouds, forms a vortex-like cone that moves with the wind. It dominates this new park near Arizona State University’s downtown Phoenix campus. The sculpture, created by Janet Echelman, cost the city $2.5 million, and like other controversial works of public art, it has as many detractors as advocates. I photographed it in mid-morning, and my images initially seemed unexpressive because of the flat light. When I studied this image on my monitor, I noticed that the angle of the sun brought subtle highlights to this funnel shaped segment of netting linking several of the huge metal hoops. During post-processing, the more I darkened the sky behind the netting, the greater the glow of those highlights. I was able to create an entirely different mood, as well as express an essence of Echelman’s art, by simply under-exposing the scene. With just one small move of a slider in Photoshop, I was able to overcome the flattening effect of mid morning light.