Infrared Briggs Pond in Chadron, Nebraska, March 31, 2006

 

Infrared fenceline at Briggs Pond in Chadron, Nebraska, March 2006. (Photo by Daniel Binkard)

Infrared sign at Briggs Pond in Chadron, Nebraska, March 2006. (Photo by Daniel Binkard)

Infrared shoreline at Briggs Pond in Chadron, Nebraska, March 2006. (Photo by Daniel Binkard)

Infrared shoreline at Briggs Pond in Chadron, Nebraska, March 2006. (Photo by Daniel Binkard)

Infrared shoreline at Briggs Pond in Chadron, Nebraska, March 2006. (Photo by Daniel Binkard)

Scenes from C-Hill, March 2, 2006

 

Fenceline in Chadron, Nebraska, March 2006. (Photo by Daniel Binkard)

Infrared view toward Crow Butte from C-Hill in Chadron, Nebraska, March 2006. (Photo by Daniel Binkard)

Cottonwood tree in Chadron, Nebraska, March 2006. (Photo by Daniel Binkard)

Infrared view toward Crow Butte from C-Hill in Chadron, Nebraska, March 2006. (Photo by Daniel Binkard)

Water treatment facility in Chadron, Nebraska, March 2006. (Photo by Daniel Binkard)

Fenceline in Chadron, March 2, 2006

Fenceline in Chadron, Nebraska, March 2006. (Photo by Daniel Binkard)

This is a study in finding order in chaos. Even the man-made pieces have a rough character, though they remain more orderly next to the mass of tumbleweeds, while the tree in the background provides a different kind of order: fractal geometry! The loop of wire going into the upper-right corner is a bit a whimsical element. Without it, the scene just might feel a bit emptier.