I don’t know what the technical language would be, but the third image seems darker overall, the second seems to have increased contrast (also there seems to be more foreground/curve of the path than previously), and the first is slightly greenish (although my monitor may have lost it’s mind on that one). And they all seem a little scruffy.

Thanks for the go-ahead with using the photo. I think I’ll be all right just by printing it from the site. The pieces for the fundraiser need to finish at 12-inch square — it’s the fashionable size now, I don’t know why, but I find it congenial. I think I can make a drawing that will be fine for the purpose, but if I run into trouble, I may ask. I should warn you that I’m thinking of rendering this in the yellow-orange, blue-green, red-violet triad…

If you crop out the thickest trunk on the right, you’re left with a more delicate image, something I tend to associate with a Japanese aesthetic. I’ve been thinking about that recently, as you’ll see in a post or two. In general, I’m a strong believer in cropping, as composition matters greatly to me. However, I’ve been limiting it so far, intending to come back to some important images in later posts as I develop a clearer understanding of what I want from them.

Some photographers seem to dislike suggestions on such aspects of processing, but I always enjoy hearing someone else’s ideas. So thanks for sharing yours, especially with the thinking behind it.

As for the Layers image, please feel free to use it as you like. Let me know if it would help to have a larger version.