Fissures III

Love this Bill! There is such rich color there, and the lines provide a lot of interest. I do enjoy the left part more that the grayer right. (You have another one coming that focuses on that, right? ) Nevertheless, it all comes together to make a rich image. You might play with darkening it just slightly, it is a bit bright on my monitor. You got some great stuff from this area!

Bill,

Fascinating rock study! And I love my rock walls! ;-) Coincidentally, just a few minutes after our recent "Hills of Green" and "Oak tree you're in my way" images, Preston and I photographed a rock wall, not the same geology, but the same light.  I knew the light was too harsh, but photographed it anyway!

That's beating around the bush to say that I think the light is pretty hard here.  The wall and fissures are awesome and I think you did an excellent job bringing out the colors.

For me, I agree with John you could pull down the brightness.  This a perfect candidate for TK's Lights Triple Play, if you have that.  Otherwise, I'd consider cropping the left side as that bright area pull the eye.  I think without that this might present much better.

I gotta say though that this is actually a good example while we shouldn't always follow the rules - and just because this is hot and in full sun, doesn't mean it isn't worth photographing.

Lon

I like what you did with this, Bill. I like the colors and textures. Maybe burn a couple of the lighter areas. Otherwise, looks great. 

I like the idea here, Bill. I do think the contrast is too high, as is the overall brightness. Also, the very dark area on the right and the bright area on the left could be cropped in order to put emphasis on the red rock mid-frame. I think that with some tweaking, this would be nice rock abstract. The warm/color scheme works.
--P

Wonderful shot Bill.
I like texture and colors a lot.
D&L

Cool display of color and patterns, but the light looks a little on the bright/harsh side. As suggested, perhaps toning it down a bit might be the ticket?

To me the image looks a bit busy, and that often happens when there is harsh light that breaks down the intended design. I find that the left side of the image holds together better than the right. I think that you could come up with a good composition in the left area despite the less than optimal light by simplifying the composition.