In the Groove

Oh man, I LOVE this!
I have never been to Zion or even spent much time anywhere in the West, but I bet most people would walk right by scenes like this, looking for huge rock formations and grand vistas. Excellent vision to see this, and excellent execution to craft such a compelling image of it. Bravo!

Beautiful scene. Lovely detail. Well done.

Very cool photo. As Wayne noted, this would probably be missed by most people walking by. Good eye. Love the pattern and colors in the rock and then all the stuff in the diagonal groove. Many of the co0lors there are complimentary to the rock as well. How'd you do that?

Beautifully crafted image Jim ..love this ..no nits...well done.

Balan Vinod

Pretty cool, Jim.....
Nice find.

Well seen and crafted image, Jim. You should throw this into the Weekly Challenge, too, it's the epitome of Rock Art.

Well now, someone slipped up and threw some serious art in here. Outstanding, Jim. Beautifully seen and executed.

I think you could make it pop a bit more in the processing Jim but this is a lovely natural presentation of art in nature.

Oh man...what can I say...beautiful...perfectly composed...well done!

Beautiful Zion intimate image, Jim.

Really great shot Jim and really well spotted by yourself. Loving the wavey lines in the ground rock.

Gary.

Gorgeous Jim, well composed and well seen. A work of art.

Awesome!!!

Very pleasing Jim love the pink ribbed sandstone and the vessel running through it on a nice diagonal. the eclectic mix of leaves petals and debris in the channel is great.

caught my eye straight away. nice palette and well executed. personally, i might have reached in to remove the pine cone.

Excellent!!! Beautifully done, Jim.

Fabulous fall macro. Love the addition of the little pine cone thrown in with the leaves and smaller rocks. The wavy big pink rocks make such a nice frame for that diagonal line.

Beautiful colors and lines in the sandstone Jim and just a wonderful intimate scene. Beautiful.

Jim, I really like the composition and elements in your image. About the only suggestion may be to add just a little local contrast.

So cool! The only thing I can think that might help a comp like this isx to avoid having the diagonal of the rock meet exactly at the corner. A slight turn of your orientation would have maybe created a little more tension in the image. SOmething I noticed, but probably very minor. Really beautiful no matter what way you angle it

Great work Jim. The swishes in the rock set this off for me.

Most excellent, Jim. I love little scenes like this, and you have framed it nicely with the diagonal crack nestled in the patterns of the sandstone.

Print it big!

This is great, Jim. The undulating curves and subtle color changes in the main rock formation are very sensual and the small stones and debris angling across the frame are wonderful bits of spice.

My thanks to everyone for the wonderful comments.

Peter ... Mother Nature coordinated the colors. I just took the photograph.

This is outstanding Jim!!! The texture and color of the rock is just beautiful;Then, you have the dynamic groove full of wonderful nature in the leaves and rocks.
Wow great vision and capture.

This is fantastic Jim. Love the ripples lines in the rock and assortment of pebbles and leaves.

As soon as I saw the thumbnail I was reminded of Valley of Fire. This is a great find. You'd never get those leaves in VoF. Would I be wrong to suggest a boost in contrast ? Tough to say.