Both photos look A-OK to me Adam, what do you think about Topaz Labs stuff ??
I have bought the Clean2 filter. It is great to play with and turn photos into paintings, really like it. Also you can produce some really interesting textures and edges, amazing stuff. Of course the filter is near useless for astrophotography ... its such a defined thing.
I remember quite awhile ago I posted a picture of M8 that I had played with textures a little. I thought it looked pretty good, however I didnt get anything positive from anyone who posted a reply. Thats when I realised that space photos are not open to interpretation. I note of late though that this hard and fast view is changing a little at least in the area of colour with many more people trying their hand at the different blends of narrowband. But colour is one thing, texture is another.
