This image is about contrasting colors on the ends of wet pilings. They were beneath a pier along the Petaluma River, and no longer supporting anything. Most likely, they are remnants of a previous structure. Nature takes its own toll – years of tides have led to the flaking of old paint, and bright green moss commonly found in damp habitats has reinvigorated two of the three pilings. Using a spot meter, I expose for the brightly colored pilings, which causes the underside of the pier behind them to go even darker. The moss brings dead wood to life once again on both the left and right but the piling in the center is diminished in size, without color or vitality – it is nothing more than a decaying stump. The three pilings use contrasting color to tell the story of nature’s winners and losers.