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Great suggestion, but unfortunately for anyone who is only an occasional user it remains a challenge to retain the editing lessons. I am getting tired of going back to 101 each time (recently ...

Darn it - I have agreed twice in one day with irv. Note to myself - must do better in 2019. Happy New Year to all.

Thanks JLGF1, much appreciated. It sounds like what I am describing is known but I am not quite sure about the proposed solution. In the mat section there is only a choice of color or texture. I ...

This is directed to Topaz Digital Frame (TDF) users only. Full disclosure - I am fairly sure the problem is self inflicted. I have only used this s/w five or six times but the last two attempts ...

Great image and the water is clear enough to see the action below the surface. I don't think I have seen this duck before - although the colors are relatively muted it is still a very attractive bird.

I am definitely not going to comment on the "blown" highlights. That is a great set of images for a single outing and I like the direction you went in with the processing. Very nice examples of the ...

Yes, these are exactly what I was thinking of. The water in both of them is stunning, almost moving from bird images towards art. Thanks.

I'm not sure where you are but that atmosphere is certainly a challenge. I like the setting in the second one and the colors. Thanks for the response.

Yes, that's exactly what I was thinking of. A wonderful set of images and being level with the birds makes a huge difference (lying down or canoe?). Perfect first response.

Thanks for the tip (using email to transfer to phone). Fairly obvious but still seems regressive to me. I searched extensively for a desktop app but no luck and also contacted eBird but I don't ...

Thanks Morris. That is a more than significant weight saving. I have found that for most of my shooting reach is the primary consideration - I have only had to back up twice so far to get an image ...

I struggled to know what to call this thread. PascalNJ recently had a thread called Liquid Metal which caught my attention. As I live near a lake (Lake Huron) I appreciate what he was saying. ...

Apologies for the late response. A nice set of images, especially the HM. I also appreciate the magical effects provided by the different lighting on the water, especially late in the year - a big ...

Hi Morris, I appreciate you taking the time to provide such a detailed account of a very significant change to your birding equipment. You also touched on a number of topics, not the least being ...

Wow - I look at lots of images on this site and it is not too often I go back a couple of times to view the original image - in this case zooming to 100% on the eye of the bird is stunning. Nice job!!

Interesting, and thanks - I was too lazy to check if it was still free. As an ON1 purchaser many, many years ago (current to 2018) I was always a little puzzled why they did this other than as an ...

Nope, really free or at least they have been for many years. I never quite understood why ON1 did this as Effects to me is a significant feature of their software. I use most of the ones you ...

Thanks for the suggestions Ian and yes, it is dangerous to assume different s/w functions in the same manner. I will try out these approaches later as I now have three weeks to become more ...

Thanks Nigel, that makes sense. I only had a very brief look at Smart Lighting and was not assessing it for shadow recovery. I will look at it more closely.

I was in a similar situation to you a few days ago - tempted by the sale price, downloaded the trial and based on limited time to become familiar with the s/w had similar findings to yours. The one ...