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In Piner's reworking, he got rid of telephone pole and wires. and gave it a sepia tone. All this from a pretty paltry starting shot. It's been a tutorial for me and now I am jazzed about getting some new software if I can get close to these end results and learn to use my computer like I use the frames on my walls. Original image here
Next, I gave the whole image a tiny bit of blur to minimize the grain and then I got rid of the pole and wire.
I also gave it a touch of circular blur to give it more "subject focus" and to enhance the feeling of depth, then I changed it to B&W.
Next, I made a new layer on top and filled it with a black & white diamond gradient, set at 50% opacity and 50% fill, to tone down the bright edges but keeping the soldier the same. Last, I added the sepia tone.