Transforming An Image

I processed this image previously, and it was good, not great - mind you, but I liked it well enough to share with my friends in my cohort of the Arcanum.They are a group of photographers who all share "the passion". Anyway, one of the photographers - Robert Waltman - made the simple suggestion to take the post-processing even a step further. Funny enough - I hadn't considered it as an option?

But, I gave it a try - and let the "Artsy" side come out a bit - and the image above is the final iteration. Frankly - I like it  lot better! And, it appears I'm not alone.. On 500px, the original pulsed at just under "50". The updated version however - is in the mid-80s...

Thanks Robert!