Break
by boyd2000

Comment:
Wow, I knew you could use Topaz on layers but I had no idea you could do it on selections. I definitely have to try that.

IMG_9704fence2crop.jpg
by Bear_Music

Comment:
I mistakenly thought you were saying this was the same shot, and I kept going back and forth comparing. There are a lot of subtle differences. This looks like it's shot from further left. It has a very different feel to it. It looks like it's more full daylight and I think the grass stands out much more here.

Gelati-Maker
by BAMartin

Comment:
I thought this might have really been Venice (where I'm heading next week to start a cruise!!!). The texture really comes out on this processing. This was probably a difficult lighting situation,and you did well. If you find a setting you really like make sure to save it. I often get a good customized preset and then for the rest of the shoot most shots I can just select the first item under Filter and it will repeat the same processing. If it doesn't work then I undo it and go into TA to tweak it.

Abandoned
by bmartuch

Comment:
I like the dramatic look in the clouds. It looks like a milder application of TA that I've been doing here, but more realistic looking. Nice perspective on the building.

Break
by boyd2000

Comment:
The only noiseware I tried is TA, and by the time I increased it enough to get rid of the squiggles it lost all the definition in the rest of the picture.

Break
by boyd2000

Comment:
The oily banding is a byproduct of TA. On another preset it showed up as blotchy artifacts, and when I tried to use TA denoise it changed to the ringed banding. On the Vibrance preset it started as the oily banding. I could have maybe used blur or something to smooth it out.

sylvester
by poser

Comment:
The texture really pops out. The cardboard box looks like a brick wall.

-oil-derrick-
by sfalice

Comment:
This has really transitioned from photo to water colored drawing. The original looks like solid overcast, but TA really brought out the clouds. Was the white and cyan of the sky done manually or just through adjusting overall sliders?

red-verticals-
by sfalice

Comment:
I also love the strong reds. Thanks for the explanation in the original shot details. I really like the tree above the original shot.

Purple Impressions
by Kelli

Comment:
I love the bokeh and how the lighting on the rose really makes it stand out. So NJ is the Garden State after all despite what people say.