So, I went to look at mloates' chessboard, and that took me to Agent Smith's (very short) metal tutorial with image. I liked the texture, so I pulled that into a filter that I have (and use a LOT), and turned a photo that I thought was good into something that I personally think is bloody marvelous. The creative process is so very Alice down the Rabbit Hole, you know??

Could be worse, could be raining.