Transition

Wow! Stunning! No recommendations from me ... except to print it large. Well done.

Flipped any better?

Hmmm ... I prefer the initial version.

Very beautiful work Tony! I like the glow. It is well captured and presented. The colors have a very natural looking vibrance and luminance to it. The flipped version is more abstract, but I prefer the first one.

The light and the glow is just stunning. Great comp. I'd prefer the fist version.......but both are excellent. I agree with Dietrich that the second is a bit more abstract. Great work

I honestly don't know how you see these comps among all the lines and make such order to them!
We do see left to right here in our culture, but honestly, I think the first version makes me engage my brain more to understand it.
Your usual impeccable processing, Tony! Gorgeous work.

Wonderful progression of dark to light Tony. Beautiful luminosity and color. My preference is your first post.

There's nothing else to say here than "WOW" ... I prefer the first one.

Very nice Tony. Awesome detail and tones throughout this image! Very well executed.

Tony, This is fantastic! The depth of this is very impressive. I love the colors and the textures in this are wonderful. Really impressive image...so well done. I will go with the original, but either one works great.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

I'm liking the colors and textures of the near walls. The convex curves of the shaded walls versus the concave of the lit walls work well to play one against the other.

Great texture and sharpness; lovely transition of light and colour from one side to the other. Good use of the lines across the rock formations.

I never tire of slot canyons, and this is certainly no exception. Great
formations, lines, and colors. You benefitted from excellent lighting.
Thanks for sharing, Guy.

Fascinating textures here--and the 50/50 split is quite striking. It has a 2dish look to it (due to the relatively low contrast, i think) but i like the look that gives the shot. Nice one, Tony! (Guy )

Perfect title for an awesome photo. I agree with Morris that your ability to find these is amazing. I like the original, but maybe that's because I saw it first?

I like the transition in light from front to back Tony. The way you control the light in your shots is second to none. The nearer columns do have a wet look. Excellent comp too.

Gary.

Love the colors and the glow...I also think I prefer the first version...In like the depth you've achieved with this angle and simple comp...inspiring work.

Tony, I especially enjoy these tangible textures which I perceive like a sculpture. Great experience of depth and space to me.

The first version works better for me as there is a kind of flow of the light from left to right, which is very pleasant to my eye.

Peter

Tony, I love the repetition of forms here. I also think that the shiny blue in the foreground helps it to compete with the warm golds in the distant rocks. In this case the right to left eye movement feels better.

The texture of the darker stone does give it a wet appearance. Stellar work as usual!

Beautifully balanced in tone, colour and form. Love it!

Actually I think this is wonderful use of contrast. Hard foreground, soft background. Dark color, soft color. I love it. Original presentation is fine with me.

the master strikes again & again

Although #1 breaks compositional idealism by going left to right but downward (which tends to encourage the eye being drawn off the page) and #2 meets the ideal (left to right - climbing upward keeping the eye in the scene longer) I am liking the rules to be broken and am going with #1. Just seems a bit more peaceful.

Great light and capture as always.

Your work is so amazing, Tony, every image a jaw dropper and this is no exception. The play of the two types of light on this rock face and how the difference in color temperature has brought out such distinct tones and textures in each area is astounding. Together with your exquisite composition, focusing on the lines and forms of these "columns", you have made a stunning piece of art. Fantastic. I do prefer the first image as for me the glows seems right on the left.

I favor the first post. Fantastic textures Tony.

Don't know how I missed this one. Gorgeous image, it's so 3-D it feels like I can reach out and touch those interesting textures. Very artistic and almost abstract. You sure know your sandstone, Tony.

Vote for first version but would be interesting to see them side by side. Nice work again :)

aF

Love the soft light in this and, in particular, love the shadow detail. Nobody can use your actions as good as you, which is only fitting. Beautiful image.

Tony - In addition to the fine glow you've captured, I like the way the outer columns on each side of the frame oppose each other-creates some tension in the harmony.

Love the glow and the metallic/wet look! The color combo in the foreground wall really is unique.

Wow, almost missed this one, Tony. Delicious forms and colors. The wetness aspect of the foreground rocks is really cool. I am also enjoying the contrast between those rocks and the ones in the background.

Fantastic job on the processing too.