This is ice or maybe snow. Does it matter? I like the shallow depth of field, meaning only a small amount of distance from the viewer is in focus. Everything closer and further is out of focus, creating beautiful bokeh circles of light. Initially fairly monochromatic, this image resonates with colour, especially the bottom half. But as the eye rounds up to the top third of the image it begins to pick out colours from across the spectrum. The composition is at once dynamic and static; the main shape in the top half is diagonal, drawing the eye upward toward the top right. But the bottom, which may or may not be a reflection (we can’t tell) is horizontal, denoting a strong foundation; strong foundational support.
Dots of light dance toward the viewer, circles drawing our eyes in circles across and around the image. Highlights denote sparkle, which we connect with gems, jewels, valuable materials. Which, snow being water, this is.
