I had begun using NIK’s Silver Efex Pro a couple of years ago and then sort of abandoned the use. Why, I don’t know.
I recently processed a few images into B&W, and thought they looked good until I ran them through a process in Silver Efex. What a difference!
Old photo, new process. Looking to inject some “oomph” in some of my older images…. using Nik SEP-2 to process RAW files in a similar fashion to dark-room processes and toning effects. This was a very very stormy day with strong wind blowing the rain almost horizontal across the Andaman Sea. The sky would turn black, low clouds would build up, blow across the sea, and then just as suddenly there would be a break in the weather and the sea would brighten spot-lit by a shaft of light. Magical.
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I don’t think I have ever read anything negative about this software. I really should come up with the money someday, but I am always stopped by the fact that I don’t do that much black and white and it might not be worth it. Your example is as convincing as anything I have seen. Lovely work. That is typical of you.
View this webinar and you will be convinced: http://www.niktrainingvideos.com/webinars/Special_Hughes_Advanced_SEP.m4v
By the way, I had forgotten to mention how much I like the look and feel of your current site. I am not certain that I told you how much I like it when you first made the change. Everything works so smoothly and the pictures are shown off to best advantage.
Thanks Anita.