On the theme of frost, which visits Fairbanks generously during a given winter, this image reveals a brilliant pattern which sparkles under a low-angle sun. Hoar frost, or sometimes called radiator frost exhibits itself well in the Fairbanks winter conditions, partly because it is both cold and not very windy.
Surface hoar frost, Fairbanks, Alaska.Canon 1Ds Mark II, 24-105mm f4.0L, 1/8 sec @ f14, ISO 50
