The the core of the problem is I have no artistic vision so I have no idea of where I was wanting to go with it. I was just going with the flow and I think the flow was over Niagara falls. Paul
Have you tried taking the first one and simply reducing the overall exposure? Does that eliminate the "textures" you want? I have a couple of Topaz products and they also have some built in masking that I use at times. Have you tried masking the textures?