Working with photo software

Ameriscot said:
Lovely. How do you get it so soft looking?
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I'm using Aurora HDR software, which provides a ton of tools including smoothing. I learned how to add a top layer to the original shot, applying the smoothing on top. Works well. In this shot I changed the temperature and color of the sky just a bit to punch up the clouds and make them more interesting.
 
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A shot from my early evening walk in Stowe, VT. The sun was going down and created some beautiful light. Used Aurora HDR software to bring up the lighting a bit and enhance the colors in the landscape. In the shot of the mountain, you can see that the leaves up here are just starting to come out, bringing some green and red into the shot.
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Sundown over nearby mountains as I made my way back to the hotel.

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Something funky from today's ride home. Stopped at Texas Falls in Hancock, VT to get this shot, which was then processed in Aurora HDR software to create this effect.
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Ameriscot said:
Beautiful, Bob! I'd love to visit Nova Scotia.
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Thanks Annie. You'd love Nova Scotia. We were there for two weeks and covered about 2,000 miles in that time. Cape Breton is spectacular, but there is so much to see throughout the island. Halifax was great. I will keep posting shots in my album here on the forum.
 
Bobw235 said:
Thanks Annie. You'd love Nova Scotia. We were there for two weeks and covered about 2,000 miles in that time. Cape Breton is spectacular, but there is so much to see throughout the island. Halifax was great. I will keep posting shots in my album here on the forum.
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I've heard it's still very Scottish and gaelic is still spoken in some areas. Looks like a beautiful place.
 
Bobw235 said:
You have to love it when you can improve a photo with a few well-placed mouse clicks and some software. I'm also enjoying the flexibility this gives me to make a more interesting shot out of something rather plain.
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Indeed. I should say that the duck was done with Photoshop, but the street light was removed courtesy of Paint Shop Pro, which I find more forgiving in such tasks.
 
Goldfynche said:
Indeed. I should say that the duck was done with Photoshop, but the street light was removed courtesy of Paint Shop Pro, which I find more forgiving in such tasks.
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I have been using the Macphun Creative Kit for much of my editing. It's specific to Mac computers. Also using Aurora HDR on some shots. Both are really versatile. Have never worked with Photoshop, but have considered two Mac-oriented programs that have similar capabilities at much lower cost. Acorn is one. Affinity is another. Both are very powerful, but may go beyond my needs for most shots.
 

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