Shards of microscopic ice

Chosen Pick of the Month! Judges' comments: "Nicely done from a technical standpoint, and shows the miniature beauty of the icy season." "The subject is unique and very "Sandpoint" in that is art and it is beauty in nature. The composition is excellent as well." The photographer writes: "The world was covered in these fragile, unique and horizontal ice crystals that were forged from the cold and the wind. This image was captured at my home in Sandpoint." Taken Dec. 27.

By Cynthia Schmit