I second Larry's comment. I had it at a 7 for the framing, but with a bit more richness in saturation and contrast in post processing ( like using the multiply layer in PS ) and this would have climbed in the voting.
Thank you. I wasn't going to enter this as I wasn't pleased with this version at all. I thought it was flat, and didn't know if multiple layers were acceptable and what would break the rules. Personal version, another layer run through Nik, popped the sky and saturated the tree line, and showed the boardwalk off very well.
Thank you for taking the time to comment, and still very pleased with the finish.
I second Larry's comment. I had it at a 7 for the framing, but with a bit more richness in saturation and contrast in post processing ( like using the multiply layer in PS ) and this would have climbed in the voting.