Annette Kirby, Shards of Ice in mountain puddle (LANDSCAPE & ENVIRONMENT 2024)

I took this photos in the mountains of the South Island of New Zealand. It was very cold and I noticed ice had formed in the shallow puddle. It created amazing textures and shapes against the stagnant puddle of water and with various plants growing on the rocks.

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