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[Todd Suttles]

Thoughts if any ??

[Christoph C. Feldhaim]

I allowed myself an edit.
Cheers
~Chris

[Todd Suttles]

I allowed myself an edit.
Cheers
~Chris

Thanks Chris for the input. I wondered about going that direction with it.

[WalterEG]

I suspect it lives somewhere between the two.

Of the two seen here, I prefer the original.

[Todd Suttles]

Version 2 with Chris' suggestions (as best as I can do anyway).

[Eric Myrvaagnes]

I much prefer the original to any of the variants presented so far. The chimney and the remnant of the house/cabin are presented so well that they don't need any "enhancement" to create an artificial mood.

A while back I happened on a falling-down abandoned house in the woods, and I tried several shots, but I couldn't get anything as effective as this one. I like it a lot, Todd!

[RSL]

I suspect it lives somewhere between the two.

+1

But I don't prefer the flat original. It ought to be possible in Photoshop or Lightroom to extend the tonal range without totally blocking the lows, but I think you'd have to work from the original raw.

[Todd Suttles]

Here is a third rendering taking into consideration everyone's suggestions. ?? 

[Riaan van Wyk]

I suspect it lives somewhere between the two.

Of the two seen here, I prefer the original.

Same here.

[Jeremy Roussak]

I suspect it lives somewhere between the two.

Of the two seen here, I prefer the original.

Me too.

Here is a third rendering taking into consideration everyone's suggestions. ?? 

This has a much more spacious feel to it, but some of the detail in the wood seems to have been lost. 

Jeremy

[Christoph C. Feldhaim]

Here is a third rendering taking into consideration everyone's suggestions. ?? 

Todd, you're messing up your threads ...

[Todd Suttles]

In the words of Rosanna Danna......   nevermind

[Eric Myrvaagnes]

OK, this version has punch without looking over-dramatized.

[RSL]

+1. The last one is best of the bunch, Todd.

[Christoph C. Feldhaim]

Great step forward.
Well done !

[Jeremy Roussak]

+1. The last one is best of the bunch, Todd.

I agree. I approve of your removing the white branch to the right of the stack, too.

Jeremy

[Todd Suttles]

Thanks all for your help. I am learning so much from your input. Thank you, -todd