Public domain photo of Crescent Lake that was altered with the Topaz Detail plug-in (skin smoothing effect), then the Alien Skin Exposure X4 plug-in (central clarity effect), then the Topaz Clarity plug-in (low contrast and color pop effect), then the Topaz ReStyle plug-in (sparklers and star trails effect), then the Alien Skin Exposure X4 plug-in (contrast and midtones adjustments), the ON1 Photo 10 plug-in (dynamic contrast effect), then the Topaz Impression plug-in (Cezanne 1 stroke 14 effect), then the Photoshop paintbrush, then the Alien Skin Exposure X4 plug-in (vignette effect), then the Photoshop paintbrush, then the ON1 Photo 10 plug-in (sunshine effect), then the Photoshop paintbrush, then the Alien Skin Exposure X4 plug-in (dodging), and then the Photoshop paintbrush. Public domain image courtesy of the National Park Service. Full-size JPEG image download on Flickr.