Tag: DxO

Just a bit of fun

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Well I’ve been having more fun with the Nik Collection from DxO. Just messing about with photos and seeing what I can get. That’s it really 🙂

Nikon Z6, Nikkor 24-70mm f/4 S
B&W with Silver Efex Pro 2
Nikon Z6, Nikon 24-70mm f/4 S,
Exposure X5, Silver Efex Pro 2, Perspective Efex
Nikon Z6, Nikon 24-70mm f/4 S,
Exposure X5, Color Efex Pro 4

A Revelation

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For a very long time, I’ve been somewhat dissatisfied with my digital black and white photos. They never had the tonality I could expect from a negative scan or a print. I asked someone on flickr, who had a tonality in his digital B&W images that I wished to achieve. He pointed me towards Capture One and DxO’s Silver Efex Plus 2 (in fact the whole DxO package). I’m not sure if Capture One and I agree with each other, more experimenting is needed. The DxO package though, is bloody brilliant. All of a sudden, I’m starting to get tonality I’m happier with.

Nikon Z6, Nikon 24-70mm f/4 S

It’s not just that though. I actually enjoy using the DxO plugin/software. And not just for B&W. There are plenty of ways of playing with colour too!

Nikon Z6, Nikon 24-70mm f/4 S

That said, I think Exposure X5 still has a place in my workflow. It’s fine for initial RAW processing and quick edits.

Nikon Z6, Nikon 24-70mm f/4 S

All of these shots were from this morning’s dog walk.

Anyway, today’s photo editing music is provided by Fatboy. What a find on spotify!