I am really enjoying playing with a new to me program (yeah I still tend to call apps on the PC programs. I know, I can hear the OK Boomers now lol). It is called RawTherapee. It is free software available at https://www.rawtherapee.com/

This is right out of the camera. Lets see if we can brighten the green without washing out the ominous sky...

It makes editing RAW photos easy and fun without the expense of Photoshop or Lightroom.

Not to shabby for a few seconds of work.

Every app has its own feel and workflow. I like to try various ones. Gimp does a good job, but sometimes feels bulky and not as intuitive as it could be.

Of course here is our mono take on it. I think the app really is fun to work the monos with. For me I like to fiddle with it more than just dumping the saturation and posting. This app allows for a lot of fiddling to get the image just right.

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Now according to the community page, the Colour/ Black and White Community is a place for those who like to post both color and black and white versions of the same shot. It was started and curated by @daveks and is a lot of fun for me because I have always enjoyed monos.

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I think it is worth taking RAW Therapee for a spin. Afterall the price is right. Next I plan to try Darktable!

Not the best shot of some weird web strands in the sun.

Kind of fun in mono though 😊

Happy Monochrome Monday!

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