The image illustrates the contrast of nature and man-made. The contrast of light and dark, angles and shapes. It also illustrates a moment, on a winter day, when one stops, to look and admire the contrasts and connections of nature and architecture.

Changdeokgung Palace, situated at the foot of a Seoul mountain range, features tiled hipped roofs with a corbelled multi-bracket system and ornamental carvings and painting.

On Lake Orta in the Italian Piedmont region, a garden gate on San Giulio Island captures the imagination

While walking around Cuba, this setting captured the spirit of a community. It shows the pride of the taxi driver as he displays the Cuban flag on his motorcycle is three different ways. It shows a community that uses all available resources as evident by the many different railings and gates. The well kept house plants in the window sill, show someone who cares about their environment, someone wanting a spot of green in their city-scape. And the classic American car captures the political turmoil that is Cuba.