Topaz and Textures On Ice

This morning started out routine as routine as a Monday morning can be.... it was the last day of Christmas Break for the kids, so I relished one last stress-free morning by going to the YMCA for a yoga class, taking my time to get ready for work.

And taking some photos of the frost covered plants in the back yard. Yup neighbors, that was me this morning, in the freezing cold, hunched over the rosemary plant.



Taking photos of stuff that is obviously dead.


I thought the above looked like a sunburst, and I decided to have some fun with it in Topaz Adjust, applying the HDR Sketch preset. It doesn't look dead anymore, right?


For these Coneflower seed pods, I applied three textures:


Hope you had a great start to your week!