Oak Creek is full of life! This Sunday, it was teaming with people escaping the summer heat and cooling off in the chilly waters of Oak Creek. I particularly like finding abstracts in nature here. I found myself picking out these abstracts because I have recently started teaching Photo 1 at Yavapai College, which means I am lecturing on principles of art and design to my class. The following photos convey these kind of elements: texture, pattern, balance, line, contrast, scale, depth of field, focus, perspective… 
