This close-up captures a row of icy wooden piles near the Pape canal, illuminated by the sun from behind. The play of light makes the ice layers appear translucent and shimmering, highlighting their irregular, organic shapes. Each wooden post has been transformed into a unique ice sculpture resembling a frozen waterfall.

The foreground shows snowy and frozen ground merging with the base of the structure. In some places, dark wooden details peek through the ice layers, creating a strong tonal contrast. In the background, the expanse of the frozen sea is clearly visible under pale winter skies.

The image evokes a sense of silence and frost, where time seems to have stood still. The icicles hanging from the edges of the piles testify to the recent action of water and wind. The light refracting through the ice gives the landscape an almost ethereal and fragile beauty.