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OldMacs4Me

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May 4, 2018
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Wild Rose And Wind Belt
More Fall Colours. These from a morning bike ride a few days ago.
Lumix ZS200
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Clix Pix

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Wow, 3 tools to take the photo through.

Yes, I often crop as well. Not that I 'cannot compose' a photo, but taking photos with an iPhone isn't that easy with the lack of a view finder. For me, that is.
I started out just taking a couple of quick snapshots with the iPhone and it was only when I took the better of the two images into DXO PhotoLab 6 (my primary editing program) that I saw the interesting possibilities and started playing around with it more. Topaz AI is a new release from the folks at Topaz, and it is a combination of three of their most popular programs: Topaz Sharpen, Topaz Gigapixel AI and Topaz Denoise AI. I've been experimenting with it and this image seemed like a good candidate for that beyond the initial editing. Luminar AI, which I have had for a while, is what I often use to finish things up. I am especially fond of their "Erase" tool, their Cloning tool and their Burning-and-Dodging tools.

Definitely I much, much prefer using a camera with a viewfinder -- one reason I don't use my iPhone all that much except for quickie shots. I agree that composition is much, much easier with a VF or EVF.
 
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