I made this image in a very dark room. It was filled with visitors, many of them standing reverently before a seated statue of Buddha. I turned my wideangle lens vertically, to embrace the visitors, the statue, and the enormous arch that soars overhead. Using my spot meter, I exposed this image for the snow covered mountain peak dominating the illuminated painting behind the statue. As a result, most of my image goes dark, symbolizing the hushed, holy atmosphere within this chamber. Only this backdrop and the golden statue are clearly defined. As for the visitors, they are mostly darkened, except for the man with his back to us in the center of the bottom of this image. He seems to be softly glowing, which could symbolize the effect this experience may be having upon him.