I got PL9 just before I went on a 3 week overseas holiday. While I took photos on that holiday and processed them with PL9, I’ve not been able to get out with my camera since returning, due to illness.
That’s left me with no good photos that:
a) are my usual types of bird subjects, and
b) have not been processed previously.
In the latter case, I’ve found that re-attempting edits can be difficult in terms of being “honest” because I’m always comparing with previous attempts (whether processed in PL8 or LR).
It was on a foray through older photos that I stumbled across this shot, never edited in PhotoLab (which I’ve had since v3). It clearly had the “chops” to be a good photo, so I set about editing in PL9.1.1, using my most current techniques, which include complex masks.
On balance, the process was fairly efficient. Yes, there were some performance issues, but nothing terrible. I was able to successfully adjust the elements I needed to without having to think too hard on how to do it. This included some compound masks.
The photo pre-dates my use of PhotoLab, being from September 2018. PhotoLab 1 would have been current! This is an example of why I never delete any photos, excepting accidental shutter releases. In over 7 years it has never occurred to me that this photo was worth editing and publishing. No reasonable amount of “wait time” would have stopped me deleting it if that had been my approach.
The subject is a Tūī in a Kōwhai tree. These trees burst into bright yellow flowers for a few weeks each spring and the Tūī love the nectar!
