Capital Gorge

Bill,

What I like here is that the color is allowed to shine because of the diffused light - or lack of any hot, direct light.  I also think you did well placing the tree in the frame.  The contrast in color works nicely.

As an alternative, I'm wondering how important the rocks are at the bottom.  Yes, they do anchor the scene vertically.  Without them (cropped out) the scene is slightly more abstract because  you lose some context.  Abstract may be a stretch, but hopefully it makes sense.

Fascinating rock formation and the tree adds nice interest and color contrast.  No nits really, processing looks great too.

Lon

I really like the greens against the red rocks. The rocks at the bottom break up the flow of the image for me, so I think they could be cropped out. The star of the show is the contrast between the reds and greens, and the nice texture of the rock wall.
--P

Thanks for your input, guys. I appreciate your comments about the rocks at the bottom. I could have done without them in the comp, because to me they are not a very good anchoring component as they likely were natural rockfall that had been moved by the park service to clear the road bed. I actually considered your suggestions, but cropping the rocks made the tree feel a bit too cramped for me. Thanks again.