Sorry a brain dump...
The sun looked better in the original. It was casting interesting hot spots on the opposite tree trunks, as well as providing a warm damp glow in the atmosphere, like a dewy morning.
The first ground texture I think is better, although your second could be mixed in small intervals to give some general floor variety. Saying that, I didn't really have a problem with the first
The sparce bracken oranges of last years growth with the smaller green shoots looked like early spring in the first.
I'd be tempted to make those mushrooms a much smaller detail. That and the sun are stopping me wandering what's over the brow of the rise. I think they could be something you only notice when you spend some time studying the image. Maybe off to the left and only a few of them. A 2:1 aspect ratio might give you more floor space to 'easter egg' subtle objects, but for me the main story is the mystery beyond the edge of the wood.
Don't give up on that bark texture. That will be the detail that makes this photoreal imo. Give me a pm and I'll have a look at it if you're stuck.
