Blue Hole, Flood Waters, Little Miami River

What you see

Two walls of trees close in from either side like a curtain, opening onto a sky of white clouds in the center. Below, the dark pool stretches across the whole width. Washed-up branches and dead trunks, pale as bone, pile up on the far bank. The eye comes to rest on the near shore, where the fishermen look tiny beside the rocks.

Dark greens and browns dominate; the only bright area is the sky reflected in the water, right behind the fishermen. The foliage is built from small, dense touches. Keep an eye out for the red flowers among the mossy stones on the left, and the snags poking out of the water on the right.