Just so you know, that first shot is not the original un-touched shot. It was amazing even without Photoshopping the striations and the size.
The second BW is more accurate. Do you see how much closer the striations are?
Oh, and if you think I'm just hating, no. I bring the Photo into PS where I can look closely and see if the pixels have been altered.
Personally, I think the original looks much better.
Each to his own. I love to Photoshop as much as the next guy.. actually, probably more, but I wouldn't have chosen to make him freakier by distorting his striations.