Painted Desert - Arches National Park

One of my final images from a week in the Moab area this past

Thanksgiving. I was blessed with some fresh snow on the La Sal

Mountains. The sun's final rays strike the red rock and storm clouds,

creating a great light show. I especially liked the way the sun

highlighted the textures of the desert that poked above the plains. The

image does appear a bit left-heavy, but I thought there was enough

interest on the right side to include the entire expanse in this version.

Your comments always appreciated.

Beautiful area and nice scene, Harry. Best, JQ

The light is truly spectacular.

Very beautiful light. It alomost looks like a painting. Well done!

The pano format works well for this image. Lovely light and interesting clouds. I would prefer a little more separation between Balanced Rock and the background cliffs but that's really pretty minor.

Harry: The image is left heavy but the right side presents the scale of the image. I think the two leading lines, low snow covered ridge and canyon rim ad plenty of balance and interest. And as you mentioned, that's where the flat area highlights are most evident. After a few minutes I found myself looking through or past the two pillars in the front left to the background of the image anyway. Great image worth several looks.

Ron Cale