you can’t see forever and ever but still pretty far.
This is the view from the Tromm, one of the highest mountains / hills in the Odenwald towards the west. The Wachenburg, a fortress I normally look up to, can be seen in the middle and beyond is the Rhine Valley. On a clear day one can see the hills of the Palatinate in the distance on the other side of the river.
The same view on another day at a different time of day:
Either way one can see
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Even in the original this almost looks like a knitted sweater straight out of the 70s.
The original photo already has elements of the impressionist, even the pointillist style. So I just enhanced this aspect.
This version is softer and blurry, even vague.
The last edit seems like a combination between bold lines and washed out colour shapes.
The editing was done with photoscape.
For the One-to-three Photo Challenge in November
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Weekly Prompts Colour Challenge: Flame
From distance most things do indeed look placid and peaceful.
If you are thinking of the Bette Midler song from the title – I was, too. An incredibly popular song which personally I detest with a vengeance. I find it incredibly cynical and would take great offence at this portrayal of a (Christian) god – one who watches from the distance and revels in his pretty and peaceful creation which is neither peaceful nor are there any guns, bombs and diseases. And he keeps watching, patting himself on the shoulder and not doing anything – if I believed in his existence.
And they didn’t just play, the won!
For Bushboy’s Last on the Card in October
Winter roads and paths are almost naturally monochrome – whether in sunshine in the open or on a cloudy day in the forest Not a winter photo but of somebody who at least from the back is strikingly monochrome (except for the socks). Cee’s Which … Continue reading No Colour Needed
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