From the top of a cliff high over the river, I used my 420mm telephoto lens and spot meter to focus and expose on the textures of a great crescent of water streaming out from the rocky point of land. Six different textures contrast with each other in this image. Three of them are created by the effect of water. The wavy water at the bottom of the image is quite different from the water in the sweeping crescent that catches the rays of a fading sun. The pool of calm water between crescent and land offers a smooth and tranquil texture. There are also three textures present in the land. A green beach glows with moisture. A rocky brown transitional zone links that beach to a textured stand of brownish trees in the upper right hand corner of the image, giving the viewer a sense of scale that would otherwise be missing.