Recipe: (1)CorelPhotoPaint:crop, (2)NeatImage:remove noise,(3)CorelPhotoPaint:resize to 600x450,intensity+25,saturation+6,copy,auto-EQ copy,combine original and copy (using "multiply" at 16%),downsample to 450x338,unsharp mask 33% radius 1... phew - did I miss anything? :-)
You captured some lovely soft colors here Brian, very nicely exposed. I can't help but think that the composition is a little tangled and messy however - too much variety in the trees I guess for me.