The Same, But Different

This is the same shot - first as the camera saw it, then how I saw it. I went to manual focus to make it abstract and try to capture what I thought was the essence of the scene: the intense color, and its gradation from dark to light.

[Menarose]

Blurring it.

[Denise]

What a gorgeous shot Les. The intensity and contrast are fabulous. The bottom one makes me thing of a dream.

[Paula x2 Brumbe]

Love the second photo

[Mike Warren]

Both have great color. Great job.

[Leslie Manna]

@titam yep, that was the idea............Hope you're having a gentle weekend, Les

[Leslie Manna]

@mwarren365 Always appreciate your visits; thanks Mike, Les

[Leslie Manna]

@brumbe Thanks Paula......I'm with you; the 2nd is what I was after.
Hope you are having a gentle weekend, Les x

[Leslie Manna]

@denisedaly Much appreciated Denise....seeing this in a dream would wake me right up! LOL Hope you're having a gentle weekend, Les

[Moira Brown]

Lovely couple of shots! It's fun to play around :oD

[Crickle]

it is amazing color