Feedback results;Vertical Flow

[starriderrick]

O.k. here are different versions as a result of your excellent ideas/comments.
#1 is the Original capture no level adjustments. #2 is rotated 30 deg.,cropped. # 3 rotated 60 deg. and clone tool modified/sharpened. #4 Reference photo; { Vertical flow thread}<- I may have over saturated the image I agree.
Thanks for the ideas and the feedback.
Rick

[Greg McCary]

#2 does it for me, nice work on the colors and angle...
Greg

[trog100]

the last one is way over done..

trog

[Ronnoco]

They are all problematic in that your post-processing should have been much more selective in nature to various parts of your photo. Emphasis needs to be on keeping and enhancing the tonal variations as well as brightening some dark areas and adding punch to some of the colours.

Ronnoco