And if it were!

Gorgeous colors with composition made so effective by foreground interest.

Dear Laurent,

This is beautiful. I especially like how the gently curves of the reeds flow with the curves of the sky. Extraordinary!

Tim

This was a good scene and I tried working the ''curves'' to give it a different twist.Glad you liked;thank you for the kind comment.

Meilleures salutations-Laurent

Thank you so much;as I noted to Lynne above,this was a trial and error thing and I stopped when it reached this.Glad you also liked.

Meilleures salutations-Laurent

Laurent,

The light is beautiful, and the grass in the foreground works well. The only thing distracting me is that you pushed the curves (did you?) so much that the gray sky is seriously banded. Of course, after having just seen the abstract version, this may just be the look you were going for.

very beautiful

A really beautiful result with impressive lighting and colors, Laurent!

You guessed right!On this one,I just wanted to leave reality and push the curves until I got something pleasant to the eye with no real concern with the banding effect.The abstract one was just pushing it more and judging from the reception, I must come to the conclusion that this is best left with somebody that is into that area of expertise.I truly appreciate your observation on this.

Merci et meilleures salutations-Laurent

Thank you kindly.

Meilleures salutations-Laurent

Thank you for viewing and for the kind appreciation.

Meilleures salutations-Laurent

Hi Laurent,

while I personally preferred the most natural version of your sunset pictures, I enjoyed the different versions tremendously. So, please, don't leave it to the "experts"!

Don't worry! I am having fun here.

Meilleures salutations-Laurent