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Het NT - thanks for the kind words on my cafe shots. I see what you are getting at here, and its an interestig experiment. I have never been able to capture rain properly, and I usually fake it in with brushes or actions. If you don't overdo it, it allows you to *see* a little rain in the air without overwealming the photo. This would work particulalry well with your second shot where the splattering on the concrete is more obvious.

Back to your cafe... I think that Smarti is correct in that the gist of a cafe shot (at least the way I do them) is to make the cafe look more inviting inside then outside. I tend to do this by taking the photos at night (as in Smarti's edit) where the dark and coolness of the outside contrasts with the light and gaity inside. In your case, the rain is a natural motivator to go inside - so the next step is to make the inside look more inviting. I did this by increasing the light, contrast and saturation inside, and by cropping it closer to minimize the viewer's option to stay outdoors. If you look at my cafe shots, I rarely show much outdoors unless there is something really relevant to the shot in it (the Eiffell Tower, vespas etc.)

Here is my edit: