This shot really had a good chance at a ribbon...until you added that frame. Sorry - but in my opinion it ruins the shot. I'm going to try and ignore the frame and still give you a 7
Love the silhouette and the star burst of the sun. What's really hurting this shot is the border. It's fighting for my attention against your beautiful landscape.
This is really a great shot.. but someone told me years ago here on DPC that "nothing good ever comes from an orange border". Its just not aesthetically pleasing.. but the image itself is very nice!
Hmmm....what's a Dawing? OK I get it. Nice silhouettes of the Joshua Trees and starburst on the rising sun. I remember as a child our family used to travel through the Mohave Desert and when we went through Joshua Tree I always got tired because it looked like the trees were yawning and stretching.
I like this one a lot. Especially the amount of detail you've managed to maintain in the foreground. The only thing I don't like is the border, it stands out too much.