Elegantly curved twin bridges separate Banyan Lake from Rong Lake and help give Guilin its identity as one of the most scenic cities in China. This image had to be built around the thrust of its composition. The light was gray and flat, and there was so little color in the scene that I converted the image to black and white, strengthening the image by abstracting it and making it seem timeless. I chose to use classically centered composition here to echo the symmetry of the bridges, the arch of the overhead trees, and the scenic lake and mountain setting beyond. I waited for two people to simultaneously cross the same bridge and released the shutter as each of them was leaving the frame. They create tension by pulling the eye out of the picture, contrasting strongly with the centered composition.