The original photo is gone??
I do prefer the first version
in my humble opinion, it has much more "winter touch" in its colours and contrast.
stunning image
the only "weak point", if any, is the yellow pole and the half cut roof in the background...
cheers
N
I got carried away, but I did so trying to show my photography students different ways you could approach a post production project. One of them asked about how to reset the contrast and I took that a step further and suggested they also talk about resetting the black point....and one thing led to another and........then someone suggested they loved the iciness and most everything but the background structures....and so......well, we did a cloning exercise as well. It was a wonderful photo to "redo," so please be pleased you provided a great learning tool for begining digital students.