Balanced Rock in Arches National Park (near Moab, Utah)

The choice of frame is a matter of personal taste. However, from a strictly technical standpoint—when evaluating color quality (or, in this case, black and white)—a white frame is the best option. White serves as a reference point for the absence of color and tonality, allowing you to see whether your tones have any unwanted color casts or contamination. In black and white, it also helps you gauge how closely your shades of gray align with the Ansel Adams scale, which is used to represent a landscape’s original colors in a black-and-white format.