Excellent two posts, though this is my favourite - you owe that to the tree and the sharp instance where the sky meets the ground (feels like there is a steep fall just beyond the short horizon). The state of the tree goes hand in hand with the dirge (in a good way) of the ground and the soft dullness of the sky. And, as always, technically perfect.
Good job!

(ps has it been manipulated in any way?)

Cheers.

Hi Sam. Thanks for the feedback. Just a little manipulation: I set the dark foreground in B&W (but the sky keeps the original color) and I put a little red/brown tone in the field + the traditional correction of brightness/contrast :-)

Great shot :D great scenery also :D :+fav:

I fully and completely agree with Sam [this time for a change LOL]. This one is sooo good and has such incredibly ethereal quality ...
Pierre, I have admired your art and skills for always [=since I joined Caedes ages ago LOL] and thought that you were just accomplished artist. I was wrong - you keep on changing and getting more and more perfect with every new image. Thank you so much for all the beauty and knowledge that you are sharing so generously with us.

Hi Pierre welcome back....amazing shot and for the colours i remember the Tom Robin's movie and it's so strange colours. My 8/10.
Thanks for your dataexif.

Ooh what a strange set of colors! it's quite unusual and the mood it create is quite peculiar and disturbing. bit of danger hiding there. also like how you presented the picture, remind me of photoimegery style^^. and where is exactly 'Falaën?' the name wouldn't look out of place in a Tolkien's book^^. Great shot Pierre

And as for this one.......oh my gosh! This is just gorgeous!
I would love to be walking in this area with my camera too!
I would almost expect to see a cougar lurking close by!
JuneBug

I love what you did here Pierre. I noticed in the small thumb an overall smoothness to the image. The relationship between the sky and the ground, both in color and in the play of light and shadow makes an immediate impact. The placement of the near and far trees in your composition is perfect. 10/10!

What did some darn fool come along and spray herbiscide on this pour tree. I know this is strange to say after all it is a tree, but the poor tree seem lonely and put out by the others. Very nice capture Pierre. very dramatic images.

Alexis explained so very well what I feel about this picture..my congrats to this shot with such a dramatic mood in it. Excellent job.

Thanks friends! Funny to say, but I thought about Cain's style when I was doing the manipulations... ;-)
I'm really grateful for your feedbacks!

This is beautiful, both stark and soft. Beautiful..

It's a nice image and I really like the slight red tinting of the foreground. It does remind me of Cains manipulations. There are some strange artefacts where the finer tree branches meet the sky, that I suspect have something to do with how it was masked during your manip. Nice work anyway. (I'm quite sure it would have worked out nicely in plain B&W though.)

Hehe! I'm not a great Photoshop specialist, but I try... ;-)
Thanks Klas!

What did you do to this poor tree? Everything else in the photo is flourishing, even in the doom and gloom atmosphere you have bestowed upon it. I love the treament you gave the "grass". That is neat. I really do like the starkness of the tree. It is screaming that it is going to survive and "be there" no matter what. Good life's lesson. there is one thing missing...I think you should contact Paul Gerritsen and ask him to loan you his "Killer" tulip that eats mice. Plant it right next to the tree. I want to see who comes out ahead. High marks and on my desktop the poor tree goes.
Pat

It really has a timeless beauty.

Great work.

I really love this one as well...especially the color blue of the sky and the angle! A very peaceful and soothing capture...high marks for this beauty!

Great shot! A 20 from me! (10 in the voting booth, and another 10 here!)

Hey! Thanks guys :-)

An excellent scene...the use of colour and B&W is wonderful Pierre! And the way the one tree is a silhouette against that great sky..wow...very awe inspiring photo my friend!!

Fantastic uneasy color combinations here. An eerie sense that something's not quite right.

I think the little bit of tree on the far right should be all in or all out. I love the colours and lighting though and I’m a sucker for silhouettes.

This is a beautiful photo! I love the exposure, hues and composition. The almost sepia colors are kewl too! Lots of energy and emotion in the sky. Excellent work...10+

You know what came to my mind as I saw this scene unfold full screen? That it could be a scene in that beautiful film A very long engagement. Do you know that French film by that title? The scene you have captured here seems to be an interlude for something dramatic to happen. And so this is far more than just a picture!
Well done Pierre, a real good composition.
Paul

Yes, I saw it... ("Un Long Dimanche De Fiançaille" in french). I'm a fan of the Director J.P. Jeunet. I didn't think about this analogy, but I do agree! Thanks Paul :-)

Very nice shot, I like how soft everything is in this photo. The mood in this is nice. A very good balance of light and dark. Cheers!

I really like the stand alone, spiritual feel of this piece. Very nice, I think it may fit in with the rest of my favorites well . Thanx for sharing!........................LPF

Really nice photo! well done Pierre.

Something moonlit and mad about this. A setting for high romantic drama. So beautiful.

well, you have a very unique mind, i have to say.

The starkness of the landscape in comparison to the softness of the sky makes this a one of a kind image. Outstanding work Pierre. Faves.

This is amazing. The starkness yet brilliant cool grey/blue in the sky. The framing of the sparse tree and the fuller, yet smaller one (perspective wise), behind. This is beautifully framed and executed, I love it so much. Something about bare trees I'm in love with (and talent of course).