Piling On

First off, thank you so very much for the kind words and response to my previous image.  I haven't printed an image in a couple years unfortunately, but when I do I expect this will be one of them.  Thanks again!

This one here is a bit different. Different in the sense that I'm not posting for it's artistic merit, although I always strive for good compositions.  But rather the perceptions I felt while wandering this ancient boulder field near the Little Chapel.  It's such a chaotic mess, I struggled to find a decent composition.  Walking around this area was difficult. Call it ankle-breaking territory.  The blanket of leaves and needles literally covered holes and gaps where one could step unless keeping an eye out for where you stepped. It got me thinking about all the seasonal accumulation of leaves and forest litter, piled on top year after year, for eons. Decomposition below creating the nutrient rich soil for the trees and vegetation to survive... The story of these ancient boulders strewn throughout the valley; either crashing down from the cliffs above, or being drug along and deposited from the last ice age.

So I'll put this one out there for your impressions and critique.  Thanks in advance!

Lon

Nikon D800E
Tamron 24-135mm @ 60mm
3-image focus stack @f/11

edit: oops, I noticed the thin white branch in the UL I should have cloned out.  Also, a note about the granite and lichen (not the moss) Hopefully Preston can attest, but the granite boulders that were deep in the forest here that sees little direct light, had a very distinct cyan/greenish tint. They definitely were very cool in tone. I definitely backed off the blue and cyan, but did not want to go all neutral gray.

Thanks for looking!