Not much time for W.I.P.'s now but I intend to post this pic later today or tommorow morning so anyone with any thoughts has a limited time to comment.
Most of the pictures submitted so far are exploiting the 'romantic' aspect of this Challenge so I thought I'd try to get to grips with the word 'solitude' as contained in the Challenge preamble.

My picture shows one horsechestnut tree, one dog, one piece of common ground with one bench and one river. Juxtaposed with this 'solitude' are two huge gasometers encroaching ever nearer to our rural areas taking over the common ground and the peoples' trees.

This then is an industrial landscape, not of the future but of today, the future probably being without the one dog, the one tree, the one...............

Reactions would be most helpful.......Dennis

My one small crit is that the leaves may be a tad too large. Or perhaps the feeling of desolation could be enhanced with a bare tree? Like those gasometers, though. Wouldn`t want to live there.

Sambucus is probably right, how about something like this. Has the tree too many branches? I've sort of lost touch with this now, it is the 18th. saved version. Thanks...........Dennis