A water crown and paint crown

[bazooka]

I like #2 except for the missed focus on the front edge and the strange reflection at the bottom. The swirls work for me and complement the crown.

The shallow DOF works in #1 for me. There are strange reflections at the bottom edge and a hot spot right in the middle that is distracting though. Overall I've seen so many water drop pics that it gets old, but I hadn't seen a paint drop so it's my fave of the two.