Well said. That's my position exactly. I want to say again that luminar-2018 for Windows works flawlessly on my system

Lightroom and Luminar for Windows. Oddly in spite of many complaints from others, it performs flawlessly for me. Topaz was great but so resource heavy it crashed my system regularly

All excellent points. I will consider them carefully

It's fine. No bugs. I miss the file organisation of Lr but it is coming. I have had zero issues with Luminar. Unlike topaz that crashes my computer regularly. It may be a hardware issue but my luminar is VERY ready for primetime. I am very pleased

I have Lightroom and Luminar. It was a huge time investment to become somewhat proficient in LR. I still reach for LR first but sometimes I can accomplish my aims better with Luminar for Windows. For example luminosity masking. If I only had one to choose I suppose LR. I object to the subscription service although it seems to be the current and popular business model.

I was born and raised in N S. I think the Cabot trail is over rated but the small towns it passes through have many photo ops. For my money some of the best scenery is from Hubbard's through Fox point Mill Cove Aspotagan to blandford.