I don't particularly like this picture (too colorful and cartoonish to my taste) but hope it would do okay in a Free Study... Anyway, gotta take advantage of our 3-day trip to the Death Valley and of my very early rise (I am NOT an early riser) :)
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This photo reminds me paintings of Nicholas Roerich, Russian poet, Buddhist philosopher, and painter of the early XX century. He spent much time in Tibet and painted a lot of mountain landscapes in this over-saturated style.
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And it did indeed do well. I don't see it as too colorful, though - seems nicely subdued compared to a lot of DPC-friendly shots. What I like is the striations/strata in the rock - I love good roadcuts for that very reason - and you did a very nice job of highlighting the geologic structure.
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