Autumn's Adieu

I prefer the horizontal over the vertical; more red rock and fewer river rocks.

Agree with Jim,  I like this one. The wide angle really makes an impact puts with that red rock formation, nice coloring throughout.

Jim,

I think both renditions are successful in their own right.  The vertical is an excellent near-far composition.  this horizontal version has a much different perspective and I think equally compelling.  The bold presence of the red boulders - the sweeping line from the right and the 3D, in-your-face effect of the middle boulder make for a very dynamic composition.  I also like the strewn gray stones and splattering of snow along the bottom of the frame.  

Not nits or suggestions - a great, and different, view between the horizontal and vertical perspectives.

Lon 

Hard to compare these two, since bothe have their specific qualities. The red rocks vs white snow works very well!

I really love the perspective here. Both comps work well for me. Both images are great and have their own qualities. Very dynamic comps.

Both work for me very well. The perspectives are so different that the impacts hit in far different ways. No nits, very nice!!

This is really nice, Jim. Wonderful composition and I love the rich colors with the touch of snow. Very nice!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

This image gives me a feeling of vertigo even though it is not a distant mountain view. I believe it is due to the wide angle here. Not a bad thing to give me vertigo while looking at an image. very well done.
Jim

The horizontal works great, and better (for me) than the vertical. It might be personal, but I noticed I prefer horizontals in general and particularly when the scene is wideangle. And the wide angle works to a great effect here, it really pullls me in.

Jim, I love to see red rock, snow, and fall color all in one image. Beautiful!
I prefer the vertical, although I might like a version with more red rock up top and less river rock at the bottom on that one. The vertical seems more balanced to my eye.
The left side of this one seems a little empty to me compared to the heaviness of the red rock at right and center.

I like both versions, Jim. The wide view has  a convergence in the perspective that gives this a lot of depth. The processing looks very nice.

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Overall I prefer the vertical composition, seems to have a nicer more focused flow to it. But this one shows off the combination of autumn-winter better. Both a really successful landscape images IMO.

A great display of the transition of seasons!

I think I prefer this view to the vertical, Jim.  Seems to flow with the sandstone for me.

There's such a different feeling between the two views.  This one feels much more restful, inviting me to sit here and enjoy, while the vertical is much more dynamic, challenging me explore into the distance that's hidden around the corner.  The colors and the snow are great in both.

Thanks for all of the insightful comments.

What I like about this composition, as compared to the vertical one, is the tension created by the almost leafless small trees on the left with the dusting of snow on their branches ... and the cottonwoods further down the wash still hanging on to some autumn color after the season's first snowfall and a hard freeze the night before.

Both work, and are very nice. I would echo Dietrich"s comments regarding my preferance for the horizontal.

Love it.  The snow really makes for some nice textures.

This is insane.  I have no idea how or why but this is amazingly 3d.  As in popping off my screen style.  Amazing.