What attracted me:
I was snowshoeing near the end of the year. The snow was pretty fresh and the light was later in the afternoon. I was intrigued by this big tree that was bent into the river near a protected edge. I loved the fresh snow on its branches and on the frozen edge of the river.

Post-processing:
To be honest, I was experimenting with filters with a number of winter shots that I took that day. It's processed with Nik's Color Efex 4, with a couple of different filters.