A dried reed blade coated in crystalline frost crosses slender stems, warm yellow tones contrasting with white ice crystals, Vladivostok, midwinter. — Primorsky Krai, Russia · December 2006

Frosted Reed at Midday

A dried reed blade crosses frost-coated stems at midday, Vladivostok, in the depths of a Primorsky Krai winter. The contrast between warm yellow plant matter and white crystalline ice is clear and unambiguous in flat December light.

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Nikon D20035mmf/5.61/50sISO 10021 December 2006

Diagonal Tension Negative Space Rule Of Thirds Shallow Depth Of Field Frost Overcast Winter

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