Lake Reflections

Snow-covered mountains rise above a perfectly still blue lake, meeting their reflections along a narrow band of mist. The central summit appears almost symmetrical, though haze softens the lower slopes and small changes in light distinguish the real ridge from its mirror. The limited palette gives the picture a clean, wintry calm.

Ridges point upward above the mist and downward in the lake, so the direction of a slope can place otherwise similar white pieces. The reflected peaks are a little darker. A pale strip of mist divides both mountain ranges near the center, with a nearly unbroken line through the blue. There are few foreground objects to interrupt the symmetry, so small changes of shade matter across the open sky and water, especially at higher piece counts.