Swan redo
by Melethia

Comment by turnofthesue:
Beautiful! Wonderful job preserving the detail while toning down the spiciness ;)

Family B&W
by Melethia

Comment by Jedusi:
I really like this - very punchy and cool angle.

Airport
by Melethia

Comment by Yo_Spiff:
Looks neat. Love that solid red disk that the sun makes. Is that a C-5 I see hiding behind a tree? Worked on those for a couple of years at Rhein-Main.

Airport
by Melethia

Comment by scooter97:
I think I like this image the best of the three. There is more detail in the buildings and the Sun really pops! The blue tint is interesting.

Airport
by Melethia

Comment by Jutilda:
I started playing with Topaz today. I rarely do landscapes though. It really livened this up. THAT SUN!!! wowza

Airport
by Melethia

Comment by JuliBoc:
It's and interesting experiment. I think they are both good for their own purpose. The titles are apt. The original edit, Iraqi Sunset, is very dramatic and beautifully sharp. It is definitely about the sunset. This one is eerie and definitely about the airport. Esthetically, and to hang on my wall, I would prefer Iraqi Sunset.

Family B&W
by Melethia

Comment by sfalice:
As Barbara says, it's much more laid back with this treatment.
The attitude of the kids seems to come through more here, where with
the color, the attitude of the mom was dominant.

Airport
by Melethia

Comment by sfalice:
It occurs to me that a whole series of these different interpretations
could make an exciting presentation.

Family B&W
by Melethia

Comment by JuliBoc:
Well, thank you. I think this is excellent. And much better than just slapping a b&w layer on the psychedelic version, which I tried, btw.

Family B&W
by Melethia

Comment by BAMartin:
This version has a totally different feeling to it, mush more laid back without the colors.