A colossal water lily pad the size of a barn floats on still black water, its upturned rim standing a clear foot proud and its underside ribbed in a dense radiating web of veins. It fills the lower half. Every vein held sharp, the water flat. One figure alone in dark clothes stands on a jetty behind, tiny. Soft overcast light. crystal-clear air, no haze, hard high sun, very high contrast with deep black shadow present, no grain