The essence of ancient Greece is the Parthenon -- the central structure on the Acropolis that looks down on the city. Dedicated to the goddess Athena in 438 B.C., the Parthenon is revered for its classical perfection and is one of the world's most famous buildings. It has been used as a church, a mosque and an arsenal. It has been bombed and looted. Yet it still survives as the emblem of both the city and a civilization. It has been photographed over and over until almost any image of it runs the risk of becoming a cliché. To express my own impression of the golden Parthenon in early morning light, I don’t try to “show the whole thing.” I abstract it by including only a small portion of it in my frame, yet can still establish its scale by matching its size to two small visitors. I also made sure to incongruously include an ever-present construction crane that continues working on restoring the glory that was ancient Greece.