A brisk morning at the river

[MattBurt]

During the early part of the winter when the air gets cold but the river here is not yet frozen over it can produce a lot of steam. I'm fascinated by the steam and how it interacts with the light and shadows. When it was -8 yesterday morning I thought it was worth a quick drive to check it out. 

[Eric Myrvaagnes]

Hot stuff!
I like it!

[David Eckels]

Numero uno. Terrific.

[francois]

Wonderful light and steam… The water looks warm, like hot springs. We have the same phenomenon here when the air is much colder and the lakes/ponds/rivers are putting out a lot of steam. Needless to say that just dipping the hand or a finger in the warm water recalibrates the perception 

[Rajan Parrikar]

Composition-wise, the first one for me. In the second, if you are going to show the entire top tree line, some clearance would have been desirable.

[Bob_B]

I, too, prefer the first one. Looking forward to more.

[MattBurt]

Here's one from over the weekend at -18F that has gotten some attention on Flickr

[David Eckels]

I do like the depth in this one. Well done.

[Leszek Piotrowski]

your last one ,... for me,  the light captured , wonderful, breath taking

[francois]

Yes, the third one is my favorite. It's a more complete image (composition, light, depth [as David wrote above], etc). I would say that #1 and #2 are a work in progress and #3 is the finished image.
Thanks again for sharing!

[MattBurt]

I do like the depth in this one. Well done.

your last one ,... for me,  the light captured , wonderful, breath taking

Yes, the third one is my favorite. It's a more complete image (composition, light, depth [as David wrote above], etc). I would say that #1 and #2 are a work in progress and #3 is the finished image.
Thanks again for sharing!

Thanks very much! I think this last one is the best one as well.
I was slightly rushed just because of how cold it was but I kept the things in mind I wanted to improve on the previous attempts and tried to address them.

[Eric Myrvaagnes]

I agree. This is the best yet.

[Leszek Piotrowski]

Yes,.. you have addressed them in deed.

just more  than lovely,... I love this one.  Your patience is well rewarded,