Desert

I often wonder why certain shots strike me on a subliminal level as this one does. It's my immediate response to a picture before the left side of my brain barges in with its rational analysis that interests me. It took me a few moments to realize that you blurred the sloping sides of that steep hill. Although it works fine here, I'd like to see the shot before your PS changes just to compare the two and gauge my reaction.

Jack, I looked very carefully at both this image and the original. I did not blur the sides of the hill at all. What you spotted was some out of focus vegetation just slightly beyond the hill.