Missouri River Ice and Snow, March 3, 2008

Ice and snow on the Missouri River in Ponca State Park, March 2008. (Photo by Daniel Binkard)

Patterns in the frozen ice are overlaid with wisps of snow, creating a counterbalancing arrangement of lines. This scene should work as well in black and white, but I like the range of blues in the ice, especially the medium-dark areas, the transition from ice at the top to water at the bottom. The fine detail in the snow on top provides additional points of interest.