What a dreamy landscape! :thumbsup:

What paper did you use, Anne? And pencils?

If by any chance you scan instead of photographing, it helps to place a piece of acetate on the scanner glass plate. Somehow it helps with CP…

Very nice. I’m a sucker for sunsets and sunrises.

I like the backlit trees. They look really good. Is this from your own reference pic?
Vena

Lovely atmospheric piece – you’ve captured the glow nicely.

My goodness this is amazing. If this isn’t one of your better pieces, I’m nervous to see a “better” one. This one is awesome!

I think it’s absolutely lovely and totally captures the ambience of a sunset. I love the intense glow of the sun dipping below the horizon and I think the off centered focal point lends it an organic, realistic quality.

Are you using an iPhone to take photos? They can actually pick up sun damage on skin that isn’t perceptible to the naked eye when photographing human subjects. I forget what the technology is called that makes that possible but I don’t believe it has anything to do with the resolution. Dont quote me on the logistics but I ran across several articles about it after wondering why the camera was one of the worst things to ever happen to faces. That’s how unflattering and merciless the iPhone camera can be, so it’s no wonder it picks up on paper grain that may go completely unnoticed in person. You might simply try a different camera app. I know lots of people who rely on other photo apps for that very reason.