Maple Swirl

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Zion National Park 2020. Yes, I manipulated the leaf. It was already there but I moved it just a little bit to get a better composition. Loved the simplicity of this with the wavy rock formation. Thanks for looking.

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What artistic feedback would you like if any? Any

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Z7, 14-30mm, 30mm, ISO 100, 1/15 @f/14

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The wave pattern works really well juxtaposed with the leaf. Looks good. No suggestions here.

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David, the leaf fits well and looks good in the waves of stone. I could see lots of possible leaf placements in a scene like this or rotations of this view.

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@David_Haynes - I really like the colors and lines here. Simple and striking.

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David: Terrific combination of color, line and texture. A nice find, arrangement and capture. >=))>

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I second what everyone said here, very nice!

Nitpicks - you could perhaps carefully clone out some of the texture to the bottom left of the light that is breaking up the flow of the lines, and burn the top corners very lightly to draw the eye more to the leaf. A slight vignette with the center on the leaf could work, too.