This photograph brings back good memories from Laukaa. The rays of the setting sun really made the early autumn colours glow.

I always knew this photograph had potential; I just couldn’t dig it out with Lightroom. Silver Efex Pro made it a breeze to match the RAW image my vision.

Today’s photograph also comes from Berlin. A little dull park picture with the classical theme of lonely benches was made presentable with Color Efex Pro by accentuating the golden glow and adding some soft focus.

I made some more tests with Silver Efex Pro (of which a separate posting is forthcoming). The software allows me to quickly get out results that please at least my own eye. I may be just a pretend to be artist creep, but black and white does simplify photography in a way that captures it’s deepest essence – the shapes and shifting light. My yearning for a film camera disappeared completely after I discovered Silver Efex Pro lets me emulate that mode of expression to complete satisfaction of at least myself.

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