A Sunday afternoon visitor had just placed a floral display in the hand of this sculpted angel looming over a tomb surrounded by massive trees that have been pruned into a series of rounded dome-like monuments. The late afternoon sun is illuminating the statue and its roses from the side, turning the pruned trees into shadowy background. By using my spot meter on the angel, I keep it from washing out, and turn the green trees in the background to black. I placed the figure of the angel on the right side of the frame, making it seem to offer those roses towards the darkness. If the angel and its roses commemorate life, the darkness implies that most unknown aspect of life – death. This interpretation is made possible entirely by the interplay of light and shadow on the angel, its flowers, and the trees.