Chas, your oil painting treatment looks good, giving your photo a nice 3D depth.
There was a professional bike race a couple weeks ago in Alberta. The finish line of the final stage was in downtown Calgary. This racer had just finished the race. I Topazed the background and added a vignette.
I like your wild spider art. For my photo I used topaz Adjust filter "smooth and flat" on the background. The background was already out of focus in the original shot, but the filter helped the bike rider stand out even more.
Chas i love the waterfall wish i were there it looks so inviting. Courtney wow you could not have done a better job on the race it turned out great. Mary i love the effect you gave your spider it looks so neat.
Chas & Courtney - great captures & processing Mary - your spider art is super ! Tennie - it's great to hear from you. --- looking forward to your upcoming art