OK - I couldn't stand the first photo I uploaded, so I edited it and here's the new version.
For about two hours a chopper circled S Mountain - seen in the image - for reasons I could not find out. Around and around it went. I took a bunch of photos, but not having a zoom lens or a decent camera for that matter, I didn't get any really good shots.
SO I took one of the chopper photos and played with it:
Several filters over the desert/chopper along with Lucis Exposure, Perfectum, sharpening, played with colors, etc, etc.
Compositionally, it is a strong image and I think you did a good job on the PP - it makes an ordinary shot into one where the eye wanders all around the frame.
yes totally agree .. time's certainly aflying .. & omg i can hardly wait till you get that slr .. you must be seriously feeling a huge craving for a better camera .. but alicia i gotta tell you that you've taken the most amazing images with the one you have .. i reckon you've got the best photographs ever out'v that camera .. now to look at the one you 'messed' with .. :)