Monuments
by Bethan

Comment by whatdewuc:
The moon makes it. Good luck

Monuments
by Bethan

Comment by dmmonty:
Beautiful setting. Wish the colors had more punch. Well done.

Monuments
by Bethan

Comment by phatphoto:
Very pretty.

Monuments
by Bethan

Comment by hyperfocal:
Great subject, composition, etc, but it looks flat. An increase in contrast would have made this an incredible image. Good work.

Monuments
by Bethan

Comment by FotoMunki:
This is a very nice picture, I really like it, but I think competition is tough - good luck!

Monuments
by Bethan

Comment by sihingmarcel:
Nothing constructive to say really... Love the red and blue.

Monuments
by Bethan

Comment by ArpeggioAngel:
I have always wanted to see this area of the country. Lovely composition and love the capture of the moon.

Monuments
by Bethan

Comment by Nald:
Love the composition of this shot. Nice colors, tad on the dark side, but otherwise a very beautiful capture that you should be VERY proud of.

Monuments
by Bethan

Comment by mexico:
I think the moon makes this shot. Although a late sun, maybe a little too red? Mind you, I haven't seen this in reality so it may be spot on!

Monuments
by Bethan

Comment by mycelium:
This could only be Arches. Such a stunningly beautiful place, and I imagine November is a much more sensible time to visit than when I did in July!

Since the landscape is rather stark, the inclusion of the moon is an important compositional element--and since this is so, the moon would be in a compositionally much better place if it were closer to the other elements of your image (the red rock fins). If you had taken this picture maybe half an hour before, the moon would be in a much better spot. Perhaps then the sun would have been too high for there to be the light you were looking for - so maybe this was just a tough shot with the moon in the phase that it was.

I want to like this photo, because it's of a beautiful place, but the placement of the moon makes it hard. My eye keeps getting pulled straight to the top of the frame, far from anything else in the image, to the point that I can barely even concentrate on the rocks. Even though it would make the photo bottom-heavy, you might have been better off cropping out the moon.