Here is a subtly updated version. I am still on the fence about the rock. I think I am going to leave it and tone it down quite a bit. I like the bush on the right as it is very dark as is the left bottom of the frame so it sort of funnels you into the image from the bottom to the top. As for the rock it is distracting, so I do need to radically tone it down without it becoming garish.
As for the slight blurriness of the image due to the windy conditions that day, it is the mood of the image that drew me to this and the fact it was as sharp as it was given the crazy wind. For me, the mood of the scene is the driver and not how tack sharp or the lack thereof. I think given the way I feel about the image a 16x20 would work as the intent is not being razor sharp, but how it makes you feel. As a side note:
I listened to Vangelis while I worked on the new version. And as strange as this may seem to some, the music brought the image to life and I could feel the mood of the image and how it was affected by the changes I made as well as the ones I undid as I listened to Vangelis.
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