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I can see that you like rocks. I like the composition  and the shadows.

I have made a color balance and a levels edit to your image - just for discussion purposes.

Thanks for the comment, Tony! I'm glad you posted your alternative processing as I sometimes wonder about the white balance on these shots. Part of me wants to do what you posted as that is what my eye sees but I've also read that the eye is actually "wrong" and that the camera renders shade truer. Ian Plant on his Dreamscapes blog has written about this. See:

http://www.ianplant.com/blog/2012/12/17/understanding-and-selecting-the-best-white-balance/

For this shot I liked the blue in the sky-reflecting shade with the yellow rocks in the light but other times I might like a version like you posted. I tend to vacillate between the two approaches for no particular reason.

Thanks for all of the comments you made last month. I've been away from PNet for a few weeks but hope to post some new work soon.