View from John Day Fossil Beds

[Tom Walter]

The sunlit grasses on the hill contrasting with the red rocks and blue sky caught my eye for this composition.

Nikon D200
Nikon18-200 3.5-5.6 G VR at 26mm
1/20 sec at f 16 shot at hyperfocal distance
ISO 200
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[Rene Quenneville]

Wow! Great colors!

If you crop about 1/3 to 1/2 of the bute to the left; the green grass will be put more in evidence and the composition will be stronger.

[Roman Kurywczak]

Hey Tom,
I agree with Rene....The red butte is a bit overpowering to me compositionally and dominates the image. Not sure if the crop wil work as it seems to unbalance the image further. Let's see what others chime in.

[Robert Amoruso]

I am OK with the red rock and cropping in my opinion unbalances the image. Best to move around in the field in a case like this. All and all I think this comp works well, good mixed of shapes diagonals opposing each other and colors (rocks to grass to hill) to add depth to the image.

[Paul Marcellini]

This one isn't as strong as your others Tom. i don't think a crop works, and I agree with others about the blank red hill being too dominant. I really dont see a fix for this image that I'm happy with. The best I come up with is a crop up to the red hill. Exposure looks good though.

[Grady Weed]

I agree, no crop. Maybe go back and take another view. If not possible, then keep it. That red rock and clay is dynamite. That blue sky makes a great contrast. It does have some strong corner to corner lines going for it. Lots of possibilities here. Keep posting these.