Korky

Try 'em - find out which you like best - use it - get creative - don't give a sod what others use. That's my advice. I use Elements 12 and it suits me fine. Korky

Hello Tom, welcome to TIPF. Korky

I just love the stillness and the serenity of the image. Great stuff and a VWW - that's very worthy winner. There may be a Meatloaf Karaoke Night going on in the boozer, but from this viewpoint all is calm. Korky

Hello, Rob. Korky

Up and running as a Photoshop Elements 12 plugin - no problems at all. And it even simulates Kodachrome 25 and Kodak Tri X. Wonderful! Thanks, BP - VERY much appreciated.

A lovely image - very well done. Korky

Next door's cat must've watched this, he was so excited he did a MOL followed by a SOL. That's meow out loud and sh*t on lawn. Korky

Two and a half minutes of my life I can never get back - why oh why did I watch that flamin' video? Korky

Whatever where you looking for when you found this? And why ever did you watch it through to the end? Korky

Great stuff! I think I'll get out the Misty Buff emulsion this afternoon. Korky

I missed this one, too. A very worthy POTW - well done! Korky

Hello, Paul - welcome to the forum. Korky

Hello, Thorney - welcome to TIPF. Korky

An excellent image - very well done. Korky

And summat to cheer you up again........ It's a bit long, but stick at it! Samba bands? Pah! This is PROPER drumming. KODO means 'heartbeat', btw. Korky

Here's summat for National Poetry Day. W.H. Auden's 'Funeral Blues'. Famously read by John Hannah in Four Weddings and a Funeral. Korky

Dave Two months go I wouldn't have agreed with you - but after using Elements now for 6 weeks (I got the trial version first) I agree wholeheartedly. Elements serves my purposes perfectly - I use it daily and I haven't once needed to revert to CS4. I've just read BP's post and I should add my requirements are NOT of the pro variety! Korky

I had an 'extended trial' of CS6, until it decided the 'trial' period had ended. I then had to go back to CS4 which didn't like the latest Adobe Camera RAW. So... I found Elements 11 on Amazon for £32.99 - bargain! I bought it and three weeks later Adobe released Elements 12 and gave me a free upgrade. Thanks Adobe! So that's why I now use PSE 12. The only let-down for me was its lack of curves, but some clever sod has developed a workaround for that so I now have curves as well. Yes it's a cut-down Photoshop, yes it's aimed at tweakers and scrapbookers, but it's still very powerful for the serious hobbyist photographer and for £32.99 I'm VERY happy with it. I'm going to have a play with Lightroom, though. Korky

Hello, Dennis and welcome to the forum. Korky

Additional thanks for the additional comments - very useful. Lightroom and PSE sounds like a combo worth investigating. Korky

Some good info there - thanks all. Korky

I'm still trying to get to grips with processing RAW images and I wondered just what others do with a photo once it's loaded into Adobe Raw and before it's imported into Photoshop. It strikes me that editing can be done with more accuracy (cropping for example) in PSE rather than in Adobe Raw. Or am I missing something obvious? Korky

Nice to see some new additions to this thread. Two good choices there John & BP. I enjoyed them both. Yours was a little predictable, John. Come on, give us summat we're not expecting. Korky

The superlative version of a great song...

Well done, Paul - you must be well pleased with that one! Korky