I used Bill Miller's batik action http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1006&message=3205002
on the former image. Next the image was cropped to avoid the sky. Some of the areas have been airbushed as I wanted fewer colors and less distraction in the lower center bottom area. This action seems to work best on an intimate image.SKY suggests the cracked earth filter as a finishing touch,
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