This photo was taken at the community pond behind my apartment building. To capture the lightness of water, I tried to make the shutter speed as quick as possible in order to make the background darker and heavier and show the “dancing” of the water. Thanks to the reflectiveness of the water, I was able to make the background very dark even though the photo was taken at mid-afternoon. The background has some complexity, making it heavier, but so does the water, which evens it out. I edited it in Photoshop to make the background darker and add some highlights to the rocks and water.