Little gem

[Flagpole]

G'day guys!

Just wanted to see if this image grabs anyone's attention. Mainly the post-processing and choice of subject, framing. It grabbed my attention earlier in the year when I was holidaying in Melbourne.

http://members.oztralia.com/~bfeldman/Testshots/littlegem.jpg

You can see the original shot below:

http://members.oztralia.com/~bfeldman/Testshots/originallg.jpg

Thanks for any replies,
Flagpole
Sydney, Australia