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a frozen spring pushing up through the ice in Nebraska
May 13, 2015

Spring Powered

A powerful spring pushes up through the ice of a Platte River backwater in Nebraska. Photographer Mike Forsberg’s project, the “Platte Basin Timelapse," attempts to capture a watershed in motion from the mountains to the plains.

See more of Forsberg’s photography on Proof.

Photograph by Mike Forsberg

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