Quintessence

Excellent image, Jim. I think a lot of folks would be glad to see this hang on their wall.

The little touch of blue is a nice complement to the other colors.

This is fantastic, Jim. The kaleidoscope of colors is very appealing and the wide-angle comp makes it work very nicely.

A pleasing palette and friendly composition... compression has hurt this but I but the larger version is really nice.

Beautiful, a veritable kaleidescope. Nice composition too.

One of these days I'll get to Zion, Jim. This is very nice, indeed. I love the composition and how the curving bare rock leads into the maple tree. You might consider adding a little black to the greens, and pulling back on the cyan just a bit. I like the leaf patterns on the smooth slab and the red of the rock on the right.

Nicely done!

--P

Although this is stunning as is, I find myself wanting to see more of the tree. The color range is astounding!!

This is what comes to mind for me when thinking of Zion as well Jim! Great use of the wide angle lens and nice balance between the tree and the fallen leaves.

A lovely quiet Zion image and unmistakeably from that location. My only slight concern is the red rock on the RHS which is a bit of an eye-magnet, I find.

I think this is very nice, and agree that it is quintessentially Zion to me as well. Nice find.

This is a fantastic image, Jim. Nice to see something unique from Zion in autumn. I bet the large file must be spectacular with all the foreground detail.

You found a quintessentially Zion tree. Very beautiful scene. The rock on the right looks a bit oversaturated to me, but that may the browser/uncalibrated-monitor combination I'm using to view this.

Beautiful comp, I love the mix of colors and the carpet of leaves on the ground is exquisite.

This photo has a very calm, and simplistic feel. I just love those maple trees! The red rock on the right side is enough for most people to realize this is Zion. The wide angle lens really pulls me into the composition.

Beautiful image, Jim. The color palette and your composition are really outstanding. Really like how your composition emphasizes the shape of the main tree and the leaf covered ground.

Jim,

A beautiful scene and capture from Zion and what a great diversity of color. I think with all that color though, there are some that could use some adjustment. I would agree with Preston about the cyan and think you could pull back on that one; noticeable in the grasses as well as underneath/behind the tree. The greens in that same area are a little strong as well. Now it's not that either of these are bothersome per se, but I think compete and take away from what the main autumn colors should be. Of course, that's a personal outlook and your mileage may vary... This is a beautiful capture and most definitely slated for a nice print.

Lon

Looks fantastic to my eyes. I guess Zion could be a favourite location of mine - if I just could go there as easily as I can visit my photo haunts in Austria !

Alluring vibrant colors, eye-catching wide perspective, and spacious contrasting foreground all come together nicely. A real attention-grabber! The dark greens in the tree, on my monitor, seem a tad bit over saturated, but not enough to distract from this radiant photo.