Compelling post-photo...and that you began with a very good picture (compositionally, for sure, can't tell on original color), makes this treatment a winner.
"I'm never going to be famous. My name will never be writ large on the roster of Those Who Do Things. I don't do any thing. Not one single thing. I used to bite my nails, but I don't even do that any more." -
Dorothy Parker (1893-1967)