Decidedly effective image of cold. The swan on the right is beautifully fluffed up. I wish you had raised the camera just a smidge to get all of the other swan's feet in the picture, especially given I went looking for them based on the title. Guess I'm a bit literal ;-)
Very nice concept and colors. I also quite like the white stripe (though i wonder what it is) but I suggest a different crop, one that would leave much more room above swans' heads.
I like the idea here and the swan in the background is very beautiful but the huge white line (snow?) going across the bottom of the photo is super distracting to me and draws my eyes there. Perhaps a different crop removing that line would have worked better? Just a thought... Good luck with the challenge!!!
The very blurred band across the bottom of the image is very distracting. Getting closer or shooting from a higher vantage point would allow you to avoid having it in the frame.