processing steps were ..
opened as jpeg ..
used plug called 'hot pixel beautifier' which you can get for free from ...
//thepluginsite.com/resources/freeps.htm#imageeffects
i then erased that effect from the background trees ...
i then skewed very slightly those background grees coz i didnt like the angle ... its still not right ..
did a levels adjustment layer and erased on the ferns coz i used it to lighten the image ..
created a new layer and did a linear gradient fill in a very dark blue on the top of the image for a sky/vignette look which i made opacity 50% ..
did another new layer and did another linear gradient fill in same colour on the bottom of image ...
resized ... did smart sharpen and then a selective sharpen on ferns and foreground ...
kobuta sloppy border which i then cropped and saved for web ...
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