Hello and thank you for the comments on "Deep In a Forest of Light. I understand one not liking the gray line. I shoot 35mm and try to give the viewer what I saw in the viewfinder. When presented in 1600 x 1200, there isn't quite enough image to fill the 1200 part, so I fill the rest of the area with another color. I found that just using black was too much of a contrast. With that in mind I used a small gray line to give a more gradual transition from color to black. It works for me but for some it doesn't. However, I'm still very pleased you liked the image.

thanks for your comment on "a certain reaction".. much appreciated