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Gallery: LandscapePosted November 21, 2013395 views21 comments

East Zion

This seedling is only about 4 or 5 inches wide, sprouting from a small cavity in the sandstone.

Canon 5D II
Canon 24-105mm f/4L IS
65mm, f/16, 1/4 second, ISO 50

Comments

21 comments

Comment posted by Lucy VanSwearingen on November 21, 2013 at 11:46 PM

Looks like sandstone Bonsai!

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Comment posted by Balan Vinod on November 21, 2013 at 11:52 PM

Jim ...the composition is outstanding, simple effective and fantastic palette ..

Balan Vinod

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Comment posted by Ian Cameron on November 22, 2013 at 3:23 AM

I very much like this Jim superb fine and yes it does look like a miniature bonsai.

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Comment posted by Randy Runtsch on November 22, 2013 at 6:14 AM

What a beautiful find, Jim. The seedling fits in well wight he beautifully textured layers of sandstone. Well done.

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Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on November 22, 2013 at 7:21 AM

Beautiful frame, very nicely presented!
Jagdeep Rajput

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Comment posted by Mark Pelton on November 22, 2013 at 7:32 AM

Very nice Jim, I like the comp and the detail.

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Comment posted by scott lanz on November 22, 2013 at 8:43 AM

Terrific find and superb image, Jim.

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on November 22, 2013 at 10:54 AM

Gorgeous, Jim! Beautifully composed, great detail and color.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on November 22, 2013 at 11:47 AM

This MUST be seen large to be fully appreciated. Absolutely beautiful Jim. No nits whatsoever.

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Comment posted by Reno DiTullio on November 22, 2013 at 1:15 PM

Excellent, love the color

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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on November 22, 2013 at 1:43 PM

Simply gorgeous. Beuatiful light and the processing is spot on.

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Comment posted by Jared Warren on November 22, 2013 at 2:12 PM

What a great find! Love the detail in the larger version. Nice work!

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Comment posted by Bill Reid on November 22, 2013 at 2:16 PM

Beautiful colors, details and composition Jim. Wonderful image.

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Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on November 22, 2013 at 4:29 PM

Wonderful capture and composition!

D&L

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Comment posted by Sanjay Sundaram on November 22, 2013 at 7:52 PM

Beautiful image, Jim. Wonderfully seen and captured.

Sanjay

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Comment posted by Hamed Musharbak on November 23, 2013 at 9:10 AM

WOW!! what a great find

wonderful image

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Comment posted by David Chauvin on November 23, 2013 at 10:36 AM

The color gradient in the sandstone creates the perfect "seat" for the shrub. Beautiful comp, color and detail and excellent processing as usual.

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Comment posted by Youssef Ismail on November 23, 2013 at 3:33 PM

Other than appearing a bit over sharpened, this is just outstanding!

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Comment posted by Aaron Feinberg on November 24, 2013 at 1:23 AM

Nice art sir.

aF

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Comment posted by Joseph Campisi on November 24, 2013 at 2:05 AM

It really does look like a bonsai, as others have mentioned! This really is a fantastic find Jim, congrats!

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Comment posted by Ed Lowe on November 24, 2013 at 8:48 AM

This is beautifully done, Jim. The details and textures are very striking, particularly in the large version.

Ed

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