I guess you could say I used the technique of simplicity in this photo. I found a spot in my yard that was untouched snow and these 'pinwheels' were right next to that spot. I kept the whitebalance on auto because I actually liked the blue effect it was presenting. I added a white border because it fit in better with the colors than black would have. the mood for this picture could be seen as content, calm. I chose this picture because it uses the rules of 3rd in an evident way.