into every life a liitle ....

An area with some very nice color. SHooting this under overcast conditions would really make it stand out.

actually, part of the point of this image is the contrast between the light and dark areas of the image, between the apparent warmth of the sun and coolness of the shadows, between the hot colors of the rock and moss/lichen in the sun light and their cool color in the shade. Think of it as a study in photographic "contrasts" (literally and figuratively) - emphasis on the word "think".

Interesting concept... I "think." But my eye is having trouble finding an anchor. Contrast can work for you and against you; in this case it doesn't really work because there's no real point of interest.

the image has no focal point of interest - that's part of the point. The scene was alive with energy, dancing points of light and color and textures. It did not invite introspection or restful contemplation. Actually, it made me want to dance and sing. And, of course, take the photo.

Mark,
I just returned from a workshop given by John Gerlach. He remarked about overly contrasty scenes like this. He said, there are times to put the camera down and just enjoy what you see. Film or sensors can not capture or do justice to what the eye can see and therefore shortchange the scene. Better to hold it dear in your memory and look at it under more favorable light later, then is the time to use the camera.
If you had a video capture to get the feeling you express, then that would have been wonderful, but still photography at times leaves us with less than we would want.
I also think it could be worked in photoshop to bring out the colors and highlights and might be a better image for that. To my eye, it has few composition parts of interest. There is a leading line of foliage from the lower right corner, but it leads into no strong point. Frans Lanting projected a similar shot of chaos in his show once, but it was not as contrasty, then used his talent to showcase the specific features he wanted to focus on. That shot was part of a show. IT was the only non stand alone image he projected. This is not of that level of quality, but it too is not a stand alone image, but might work as part of a presentation showing much without a focus and then focusing on a specific item or area.

For me it is too contrasty. I agree with Steve about sometimes putting down the camera and enjoying an area. Did that a bit this weekend....