Portrait and editing

Hi all,
This shot is more about the editing than the original. Using the Scott Kelby site, I've worked over a portrait.
Before I say anything about what I think about the end result, what do others think.
By the way, this is all done using Gimp, not Photoshop.
Thoughts?

And again desaturated.

This shot is more about the editing than the original. Using the Scott Kelby site, I've worked over a portrait.
Before I say anything about what I think about the end result, what do others think.
By the way, this is all done using Gimp, not Photoshop.
Thoughts?

And again desaturated.
