New Editing Techniques!

So since I'm a gimp right now and on Crutches and can't leave the house I decided I would come edit some photos and see what my results are. My Friend Mike showed me how he likes to edit pictures and so I decided to see if I could compare a little bit (even though there is NO chance of it) and try to edit like him. I actually like this way of editing better. So tell me if you like it or not to see if I should keep changing it or stop more with this kind  of way?


Here is Amanda at Gardner Village :)

Now that I can compare them there are still places for improvement. But how do you like this style?