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Works for me, Mike. It kind of reminds me of infrared. My only suggestion is that I would like to see a larger version. This has a wonderful glow that would fit right in with a fairy tale. This is a unique take on a woodland scene.
I like the “diffused glow” version Michael. For me it has a very painterly feel to it. So I suppose it only matter what your intention/goal was when creating it. Just a bit different and fun IMO.
Cool idea, and a good candidate for the effect, with all that fine texture. I think it would work better if you went whole hog with it, making the entire image impressionistic. The mixture of sharp tree trunks and glowing foliage is a bit jarring. Did you try it with a bit of diffusion/glow on the trunks, also? The original is lovely, too.
I guess I’m pretty conservative when it comes to photography. The straight up for me in this case, particularly because the straight up looks so good in the first place.
I’m also another vote for the straight up version. The original post is just too diffuse for my taste, and it loses a lot of the subtle colors that appeal to me in the straight up version. The reds and oranges in particular get lost.
Here is another idea, that is sort of in between the two version that you presented here. I downloaded the straight up version, and a TK Actions Smart Orton effect on it, and then dropped the opacity of it to about 40%. This creates the diffuse glow look, but retains more detail and color.