More Glacier Lilies w/ Reworked image

I took this the same morning as my last post, and have generally used the same processing, with a little more aggressive use of Marc's glow technique. It's a three-shot composite, two at different focal distances on the lilies and a third with an exposure for the brighter areas on top. The sun is partially cropped because of an unsightly blackened trunk that was just out of view on the R side. Actually, you can just make out the very base of it near the R edge of the image. I found it challenging to get a composition out in the fields of literally millions of lilies that wasn't just a confused mass of color. This was the best I came up with in about two hours out there, which was about how long the light was good.

Doesn't work for me and I'd say it's too aggressive use of Marc's glow technique. To me, the photo looks more like a watercolor painting than photograph.

I really like the effect and think this image has decent potential...but I'm not a fan of the messy fg. Crop most of it out and its a good stretch pano...me thinks

I agree...it works for me, but would have worked better if you had cleared away those sticks and that piece of bark at the bottom.

That's a wonderful patch of lilies. I agree with the above, for my taste a little less glow and a little more crop would work well. I'd probably crop out that last bit of sun too; it keeps wanting to yank my eye up there.

It has the makings of a cool pano. I echo the words above.

I agree: less glow, crop out the junk in fg and the sun and this will be much stronger. It does look painterly in a way, and there's nothing wrong with that, imo. Losing the sun will actually increase its presence by way of drawing attention to its light on the lillies, the stars of the show. Wow, thousands of them? Would I ever love to see that!

The crop definitely is not working for me. Lots of junk in the fg. I would also add more of the blurred forest in the bkg, possibly 1/3 of the whole frame. I would even try to add a bit of sun rays.

I agree with what everyone else has said just crop some of the bottom off and it would be great. Also I was wondering if you could share the glow technique with me or point me to where there may be a tutorial on it? I couldn't find anything on it online. I know about his in camera technique to get a similar effect by fogging the lens at the end of a long exposure (but I haven't tried it yet). I was wondering about the digital method though so I could try it out on some of my existing photos. Thanks.

Here is a reworked version with most of the group's suggestions.

Austin: I learned of Marc Adamus' technique from John William's last post "Wahclella purple". You will find it there.