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Sailboat on Ebensee (2)
edge Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 43 W: 5 N: 30] (148)
Gmunden is a beautiful village on Lake Ebensee. Here one can take excursions around the lake. Beautiful scenery is omnipresent. I have been there perhaps 100 times. I have some shots of the regatta as well, but this single sailboat just appealed to me for posting.

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edge Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 43 W: 5 N: 30] (148)
Corel Paintshop Pro
Edited by:LCannon Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 433 W: 151 N: 587] (2756)

and Noiseware. I straightened the horizon with Paintshop, then ran the whole through Noiseware. I think if I did it again I would only run the sky through the program in a level because I've lost some of your tree's details in the process. Noiseware is a free program for noise reduction. These were the first two lesson I personally learned on this site, level horizon, smooth out noise, and then last a rule of thirds in composition. Currently I'm working on something about triangles....photography seems to be a continual learning process and I hope you don't mind my workshop on your photo.