Shots of the week-end

18 février 2013

Since a couple of weeks I've been discovering the excellent Dxo Optics Pro 8 software (trial version). This piece of code has clearly very big pros, especially:

Very simple & nice interface with only useful tools (in clear: better than LightRoom on this point)
Automatic lens optical corrections (like in Olympus Viewer actually)
Very efficient engines to enhance sharpness and correct noise & aberrations (better than OV in most of the situations)
Nice integrated tools for defishing and restoring perspectives
Enhanced capabilities for lighting management compared to OV

Nevertheless, I'm still willing to use Olympus Viewer in most of the situations, especially because the process is faster: I can start with the exact presets I shot with - not from the basic RAW file - which is quite convenient. Another reason is that I still find the Jpeg engine better in terms of color rendering with OV. And finally, I'm still addictive to a couple of gorgeous Olympus filters like the Dramatic Tone or the Pin Hole, as you already noticed ;)

But besides Dxo Optics, I also tried the associated Dxo Film Pack 3, which is really a nice and useful tool able to excite your creativity on the long run. And it's fair: no layers capabilty i.e. no cheating !^^ Unfortunately, it is a bit expensive, and I will wait a bit before getting it: other similar tools exist like the new Perfect Photo Suite and I need to compare...

Anyway, no more rhetoric... Here are a few pictures from my week-end, most of them post-processed with Dxo Film Pack. Welcome in the Snake year !

Tired angel - Olympus 45mm f1.8 1/100 ISO2500