I waited a few minutes for someone to walk down these steps to board the boat at rivers edge. I shot as this man entered the frame, creating maximum tension in the spacing between him, and where he is going. The tension is enhanced by double diagonal thrusts: the steps slant down to boat, and the boat angles back into upper left hand corner, marked by Vietnam's fluttering flag. I provide a series of three focal points along the way -- the man, the boat, and the flag, which lead the eye through the entire picture.