These are the first pictures I processed using Luminar 2018.

I haven't used it enough to give you my opinion of it just yet, it suppose to be a lightroom replacement, however it does not have a browser, but that is no problem, I never liked lightroom and do not use it.

The program loads a little slow and loads a picture little bit slow (not bad) but seams to run ok so far.

The first three pictures were shot in RAW, then processed in Luminar, I really like the natural look it produce, looks really smooth, very good IQ, Shot with Sony a6000 with vintage Tonka 90mm macro lens.

The last picture was also shot in raw but did not process it, I just used a perset in Luminar called Dreamy Land, thought it looked kinda cool looking, I could have brought the sharpness of the butterfly back out if I had used a mask but chose not to.

I've got loads of picture on my a7rII that I haven't downloaded yet with lota of butterflies, so get ready

After seeing all the beautiful Orchids in Bali we decided to get some for our lounge room...only imitations but I think they look pretty good. If nothing else, they won't die on us...
I'd like an opinion on these four shots, I'm thinking of printing one A3 size and framing it...the first shot was at 1/25 second, hand held and the other three were shot at 1/15, hand held. The last three are also the same shot just with slightly different lighting done in PP...
All other settings are the same for each shot...

D7200
Nikkor 18-140 lens
Manual
Hand held
F5.1
ISO 100

Sherry, we bought our wistera topiary, years ago because I always loved the smell and look of those beautiful flowers!! It flowered the first few years and then nothing... ugh... we kept it trimmed and manigable, but then decided to let it run free up my huge maple, heck you see them climing up trees along the side of the road, so thought it was a good trellis...
still no flowers and then I noticed these strange, flat, looked like stones on the ground, had no clue what they were. Then one day we looked way up the top of my tall maple and there were flowers!!! So happy until it choked to death the maple and two winters back with a heavy snow, I heard loud cracking outside... the tree broke in half and thankfully for the vines, it didn't fall on anything. The next spring we had the tree removed and the wistera, (but never had the stump removed) and not knowing that these seeds were all over and lo and behold wistera popping up all over!!! The young ones were easy to remove, but now I have them growing everywhere in hard to reach areas and there's no way to pull out those roots!!
So to answer your question.... they do grow up, with no limit... and it's the seeds that make it spread. So do you dare risk it?? That's your call... I know now, I wish I never planted it... because I can hear David cursing up a storm when he has to try and dig these vines up!!