Glad you enjoyed, Mark. (I'm not sure how I'd go about being pretentious, even if I wanted to be ).
Pretty sure I was thinking about the absence of mans relentless quest to pave and fence in. The most beautiful areas here, were the first to be built up. What little land was left over, is what we have access to. Views of overcrowded efforts in architecture. Fortunately there are still places like Maine. But also I was thinking that your processing is showing me what you saw. I should be more careful with words.
Thanks for your comments, Erich. Glad you enjoyed the tour. To begin with I wasn't sure if a series of shots like this was appropriate for this section, especially since there's a diversity of styles and no attempt to convey a consistent sense of place. But what they all have in common is the forethought that went into their composition. I'm not claiming that they're all wonderful examples of that, but the point is they don't have to be. Just one or two composition techniques, thoughtfully implemented, can be enough to lift a shot above the level of holiday snapshot. And I believe that justifies posting them here. One of my favourite Gallery posters who composes thoughtfully like that is Geoff (GWR100).
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I think your posting is completely appropriate to the goals of this section. There is nothing that says it has to be one shot. We try to encourage postings that have a similar and singular theme, such as "sense of place". I think your photos do that. Erich