@randystreat You are still taking an idea and executing it whether you actually manipulate the controls or the program does. Yes, you found it, and you applied it- and that's just as creative as any other post processing approach. At least that's the way I see it (o:
Sometimes I feel a bit guilty for receiving praise something processed in a program that the only control I have is the initial photo. But then I think, I found it and did it. So thank you everyone.