For Those Who Think Luminar is Fantastic
Jun 3, 2020 09:33:59 #
adamsg wrote:
Well, in the potentially hostile environment of this particular forum (unlike other photography forums,) where trolls, many of whom are anti-intellectual, roam free to attack, twist, distort, and ignore perfectly logical arguments (just like the current POTUS and many of his supporters,) sometimes it appears necessary not to give the dogmatic, unreasonable morons, who virtually never concede, 'the last word.' I am heartily sick and tired of this thread!! It has degenerated into a string of ad hominem attacks and has become a personal battle instead of a civil discussion of a worthwhile topic, the nature of artistic license versus artistic truthfulness. Can we move on?
On the other hand, some trolls thrive on such responses. I find goldstar46's novel approach of deliberately perseverating his rebuke to someone who refuses to understand his point(s) to be most refreshing!
Jun 3, 2020 09:36:51 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
Oh goody, another thread soon to be filled with laments about the good old days... the days of serious photography, when men were men and editing was all wet 🙄
Jun 3, 2020 12:18:06 #
rmalarz wrote:
Such as this one, which was the product of being bored one evening.
--Bob
--Bob
Talk about creating a silk purse out of a ....., (well, you know!)
Pretty darn good work in any event!Jun 3, 2020 16:11:02 #
Accurate description. Thanks for the compliment.
--Bob
--Bob
tommystrat wrote:
Talk about creating a silk purse out of a ....., (well, you know!) Pretty darn good work in any event!
Pretty darn good work in any event!Jun 3, 2020 18:16:29 #
lev29 wrote:
Well, in the potentially hostile environment of th... (show quote)
I certainly understand what he’s saying, I just think it’s a bunch of bull and inconsistent. And it could be said that he is the one never conceding the last word.
Jun 4, 2020 17:34:06 #
lev29 wrote:
Well, in the potentially hostile environment of th... (show quote)
The last sentence of your first paragraph might be a reflection of the person who wrote it.
Jun 4, 2020 17:43:23 #
adamsg wrote:
The last sentence of your first paragraph might be a reflection of the person who wrote it.
Jun 6, 2020 11:04:14 #
twosummers wrote:
I hereby confess that all of my photographs are post-processed. I shoot in RAW and use software to produce my finished images. Ergo I'm cheating.
And even if you shot jpg...you would still be cheating...because the camera vendor post processes the image coming off of the sensor by whatever algorithm and settings they chose for their jpg engine. The problem is that 100% of every photo ever taken was post processed or manipulated...and every photographer has his or her own definition of what is acceptable...and some of them deem everybody else’s definition as unacceptable. Way back at the original post...the whole idea was that the contest outlawed “excessive” post processing...but hen it’s just some random decision by some random judge.
Jun 10, 2020 19:23:24 #
gumshoepa
Loc: Hatfield Pennsylvania
Linda From Maine wrote:
Oh goody, another thread soon to be filled with laments about the good old days... the days of serious photography, when men were men and editing was all wet 🙄
HI,
Being 0ver 70 I find that photography has advanced at a terrific pace with the advent of digital and then the editing programs, of which I find Luminar to be the best for me. Remembering back in the film years of not being sure what the photo was going to look like. Computers and digital have changed the world.
Looking the other day at the panels in the new space ship. Amazing.
Jun 10, 2020 22:28:30 #
I am in much the same position you are in. Also being over 70, I didn't leave the world of film photography until 2012. Digital has helped me have instant feedback, on camera, on a photograph and this has make it a real learning experience. As such it has been a great teaching tool and a source of much enjoyment. Like you, I have found Luminar to be the best post-processing program for me. This is not to say that a number of other programs are not excellent and very productive for their users. To each his/her own.
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