Yes, I too loved this version. I posted that version to share my thought process behind making this image.
I went for tighter crop to emphasise trees.
My monitor is not properly calibrated. So I can't exactly comment on brightness.
A simpler versi0n is here
here. Nothing special in this image. Just shows the trees.
I was trying to tell the story through images and made many attempts. But most of them are failed.
Would love to know how others thought process while presenting the stories in their images.