Looks like you want to take incongruous images that were taken by accident and were underexposed and apply curves or any method of high key to give them life and meaning.
In which case the term "modify" is not the one I'd apply - but I am not too sure about this.
Modify to me is almost sending me into a more drastic processing that involves skewing and perspective and dramatic crop and such.
You managed here to transform an unhappy image into a purposeful one. The eye appeared from nowhere is looking from another world to its former avalanche of tear or perhaps to a solidified earthly formation.
my first impression when opening this was of some alien being caught between the earth and the stars .. looking out .. trapped .. drowning ..
the rotation .. the black background .. the incredible contrast and details are wonderful .. seems like f16 totally worked .. !! .. ;)