Adventures in photo editing

I posted this photo or one like it a while back. I decided to apply some photo editing tips I read on a blog (but I won't say which or it will seem like I've gotten addicted to it or something...). So anyway, first is the original




next is the edited one. You be the judge. Which one do you like?



I like the second one.

Anyway, kind of fun to be able to begin to work the photo editing software that I've had for about a year now.