The rippling texture of this image drew me to the scene – the image would not have worked as well had the river been smooth. The ripples are backlit by the evening light, which create the texture. I tried the image first in color, but the greenish water competed with the beauty of the rippling textures. The geese are abstracted by backlight as well, and since they are black and white birds, they work beautifully in a black and white photograph.