Landscape Painting?

I like it when the light is diffused. It makes the colors look soft with no harsh shadows. 

It sometimes makes a landscape look like a clichéd painting, like this one from Spain. 

I know there are a lot of broken rules in this photo. The horizon is in the middle, but I felt it was better this way as both the foreground and sky created a nice balance. The trees are out of focus, because of wide aperture, but it gave them this "painted" look. The colors are soft like on a  watercolor painting.

I kind of like the result! What do you think?

Spanish Fields

Not far from Castrojeriz, one of the most beautiful fields I came accross.

It was also one of the most beautiful days I had, in excellent company, taking our time, walking slowly and enjoying the scenery while my beautiful companion was picking wild flowers every now and then.

It was about half the Camino, and this is when we started switching to a slower pace and forgetting about the goal..

It was the journey that was important.

PS: On another note, I will be leaving the country on Saturday and will be traveling around for a while. I will try updating as much as I can (I WILL have new photos for sure, every day) if I find an internet spot I can use.

A Bridge to Summer

I like to take long walks along a river on a calm Sunday morning, while everyone else is asleep.
This shot was taken in Perigueux - France, while having a walk with my brother.
Oddly enough, it does look like it was taken in autumn but it actually is winter (it was in January).
The foreground leaves were a bit more orange but I changed the hue to red to make them pop out.
It's a Bridge to Summer, the foreground looks like autumn but in the background, you can see it's sunny and the grass is green. It's a magic bridge I tell ya!