Leading to Transition

Jim,

I think this is fantastic. Despite the somewhat 50/50 composition, the rocks and root system really make for a strong base to this image - and one that we don't often get to see in autumn landscapes.

Very clever title as well as for me it is more than just a transition of color, but the "transition" from roots to the tree is also present and obvious. The "lead-in" line is really just a compositional element - and a very good one at that.

I'm really loving this one. My only suggestion would be to tone down the reds up top saturation-wise, but it's not too much...

Excellent. A well crafted and beautiful autumn image.

Lon

Nice looking image Jim. Great idea using the roots as a base and a lead in line for the image. The colors look just a bit hot so I would back that off a bit. Great image and a pleasure to look at.

Youre right...the leading lines are great..and so is the colours in the back!

A beauty! I love the composition and the contrast between the stark roots and rocks below, and the flaming foliage above. The tree trunk is also a very nice element.


Paolo

Oh man, this is really sweet! Your comp is especially nice IMO, and the color really pops. Excellent work Jim!

I like this one a lot, Jim! The composition is very nice with the roots acting as leading lines and the placement of the tree trunk with the autumn colors on the left make this one a great image.

Well done, Jim! The leading lines diagonally composed work well here.
You also have a lovely color palette and excellent DOF.

This is a very good 'small landscape' Jim - colors, exposure and processing are great

Strong color and intriquing comp.

Very strong comp and the colors offer great contrast to the muted earth, wood and rocks. Hard to believe I'm saying this, but the foliage seems a bit over-saturated. But just a bit.

Thanks for all of the comments thus far. The autumn color in Zion this season seems to me to be better than average so far. The sky was overcast when I captured this image, and the light was very white, resulting in very "true" colors which were vibrant to me. That said, I worked this up on my notebook computer. It's a decent notebook, but as with almost all notebooks, the monitor has its limitations.

Tough scene to compose, Jim, but you pulled if off elegantly.

I agree with all of the above Jim. Really well done. If you had showed me the bottom portion and said you could make a fantastic and colorful photograph out of it, I would have been doubtful. (I too like the title.)