Raindrops

[Matt K.]

Sometimes I find myself frustrated with the results of my photography. Those are the times when filters seem to be a solution to the absence of creativity at the original shoot. Topaz Labs has nice ones ....

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[Lorey]

I agree Matt. Topaz has some really great plugins. I think about 95% of my pics get 'Topazed'. The primary ones I use are Clarity, B/W Effects2, Restyle and occasionally Adjust and Denoise5. This is a nice display of a before and after comparison.

[Marko]

I'm not a big filter guy but I do like topaz Adjust sometimes.
imo, while shot 2 is more dramatic - it's also a bit dark for me and the processing calls attention to itself.
Shot 1 is about the whole scene, shot 2 focuses in too much on the sharpening of the bench and drops and we lose the scene and get more into the abstract.

I prefer shot 1 and with just a bit of burning in the blacks (but not the black metal) and some levels play, and a burn on the top edge, - I think you could have achieved a more realistic looking image of the whole scene. again and as always, JMO.