Gus, The original looks good. I like the colors that the effect added to the BG. I do see some halos around the bird in pane #!. It appears a tiny bit tight on the bottom. Very nice details and I love your stroke!
Nice composition, Gus. Excellent original to start with. Topaz Adjust/sketch did bring out interesting effect and I like the border here with that beautiful bg. I think the halo shows up when combined with s/h adjustment; not sure if that is how it got introduced here. TFS.