If ever there was a perfect example to demonstrate the principle of photographic vantage point, this is it. Normal people might think it odd to find someone sprawled in the dirt of a cemetery, but then expressive photographers are not considered normal people. We see in abstract and incongruous ways, and it often requires vantage points such as this one to make our cameras see as our eyes and minds see. The photographer getting dirty here is pbase artist Tim May. ( http://www.pbase.com/mityam ) Tim and I have made photographs together in New Mexico, San Diego, Mexico, Yosemite, the Sierra, Laos, and we were together for this shot as well, part of a week long joint exploration of Zion National Park and the Mohave Desert. There is an old saying in photography: “where you stand determines what you will say.” In this case, Tim may not be standing, but his image will almost certainly have something to say about the final resting place of one William Shelton. He also gave me a chance to make this shot, which turned out to be not only a powerful reminder of the importance of vantage point, but also a strongly incongruous picture in its own right.