Competition entry: Twist of Nature
Twist of Nature by Brian Narveson
2020 October Competition - A Open
35 points - Hon. Mention
Judges' comments:
Well-balanced composition; could be a calendar picture; great detail in the treee; good depth of field
Maker's notes:

This image was shot in the Colorado National Monument in Sept 2020.  It was shot with my Canon 7D Mark II set in Av mode at f/14, ISO 800, which resulted in a shutter speed of 1/640 sec.  Because the scene was so bright I chose to shoot a 5 shot sequence for HDR.  The shots were -2/-1/0/+1/+2 f/stops.  HDR processing was done in Lightroom Classic, with additional editing also done in Lightroom.  Lens was  an 18-135 mm Canon nano-USM zoom set to 18 mm.