Thanks for taking the time to comment steve.
I agree about the second one being the best, I do like the reflections on the shingle beach in the first though. despite the wonky horizon.
The second flower shot has had no PP beyond the conversion from raw. The effect was mostly achieved from fiddling the WB and using a lighter to create the light effects. I did consider cloning out the shadow but felt it formed part of the image, and it looks a bit unbalanced without it
