It's good to be back to b&w. There's something peaceful about it, breaking images down to their most fundamental aspects. Line, shape, form, texture......sometimes color just feels like that band at the bar that's playing so loud you cannot enjoy an intimate conversation with a friend. I find it overwhelming sometimes. Simple is good, and black and white feels simple to me.

This photograph was taken in 2007 at Hudson Mills Metropark in Dexter, Michigan. Beautiful place along the Huron River that was, on this particular day, decorated in a layer of ice.