I only took a few photos at the bluebell woodlands yesterday, and I already posted my images here for you to see. I had a few compositional shots that I did not use yesterday so I thought I would give them a slightly different treatment and use RapidRaw as the editor.
RapidRaw is increasingly becoming a powerhouse of an editing program, and I like what it has to offer. These are not my first choice images, and more an experiment and images I took scouting for ideas, one of them is also part of a 4 part focus stack.
This year I have more weddings and events planned, and as such, I will be using RapidRaw in a few of them as a trial. I think it is now up to the point where it is more than useable for professional work and serious users. Each release is getting better and better, and it is so quick and easy to use.
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Just a few kilometers from Brussels in Belgium, we have the Hallerbos, I’d almost call it world-famous, though that’s always relative. Still, busloads of tourists come to visit from all over the world, even from Japan and China. It’s a forest where the flowers completely cover the ground between the trees, and I mean completely.
It’s so well known that there are always stewards and staff around to keep things under control, not an easy task given it spans more than 500 hectares. The nature guides used to say those little blue flowers were very fragile, once damaged they would never come back. That’s what we were told.
A few years later, after it became so well known, you now start seeing those same blue flowers almost everywhere, in gardens, along parking strips, and throughout forests, at least around here at a provincial level. So again, everything is relative.
For me, the urge to photograph them has faded a bit, that’s what happens when something becomes more common. Still makes for beautiful images though.
RapidRAW, yes, of course I know it, I’ve tested it, and only a few weeks ago I had another look at how it evolved. You were leaning toward RawTherapee, in the form of ART, if I remember correctly, how did that work out for you?
Anyway, enjoy RapidRAW. Have a great day and a good weekend with your family.
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Hiya Marc,
I have told myself time and time again that I am not going to photograph any more bluebells, however they just draw me in! This year especially, they are more than they have been for many years, and with my new found discipline in photography I think I have captured my favourite images ever of the area.
As for RT/Art, I did persist for a few weeks, but I just not find it intuitive enough, and I certainly did not get the results I am after.
If you have noticed, I have not used Darktable much these days either. RapidRaw has filled the gap in free software that has been lacking for a long time. A package that is quick and easy to use that has great control over details and colours and has class-leading masking and superb library management. In fact, it was the only program I put on my friends laptop that I just converted to Linux for him and his photography.
For work I exclusively use Luminar Neo (ON1 had too many issues, update after update just made it unstable). Neo is made for working professionals, making it easy to get consistent look for clients over anywhere between a few dozen and a few hundred photographs.
Back to RapidRaw, each update is just making it better and better, and I am going to try it on a smaller job or two this year. Wedding season has started, so it has been really busy for me, so I need to relax with playing with other software (as we do!).
Thanks Marc, enjoy your weekend too.
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