Same shot done two ways.

I captured this one last year when I was in Joshua Tree. Thought I would give the original a little different spin and run it through a Topaz effect called Buz Sim. C & C always encouraged and respected. Thanks.

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I love the original. The second, not so much.

I'd be curious to see if you could merge the two and selectively mask out various sections. It might give it a different spin without being in your face. Something a bit different.

Anyways, really like the first shot.

Twins....very nice.

I love the original very much but the second one falls under my opinion as more like a art painting or paint effect. I have found that such effects are less favorable for a lot of people. It only appeals to the person who has created it. I have posted a couple of photos here that had effects in which I was pleased with and very few folks found them as pleasing as I did. Again the first one is priceless.

definitely the the first one.

First one without a doubt

i like the rocks in the 2nd shot, but not the vegatation. if you could put them together, i'd like to see it.

First one for me too. Wonderful light.
I do like the second one, and I bet it would make a lovely large print.

I like the first photograph...
I like the second painting...

They are, to me, mutually exclusive.

I prefer the over-all feel of the 2nd actually.. The light looks much nicer.

I like the second one just fine.

both
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Thanks to all for your time and great comments. Al

First is better. Second with added effect blows the color spectrum out too much for my liking.

Nice shot though Al!

The second has the chalky feel achieved with pastels. With the more powerful software available, photographers are less tied to the "image captured on film using a lens" and are encroaching on the areas that were once the domain of the artists using traditional techniques.