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@Sunhillow Thank you for the welcome and taking time to play with the image. I like the blue!
@gigaturbo I really like the light in the highlights you were able to achieve!
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@lylejk Do you have a Lucis (or G’mic) plugin for GIMP that you use, or do you handcraft the effect
@Dito_Budi I like seeing the texture of the sand and the detail in the foam line along the sand.
Thank you both for the edits!
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A few years back, when the owners of lucis were all but liquidating their company, they were offering lucis for a swan’s song so I accepted that offer. No regrets. A lot of what lucis can do can be done with a blend of a few G’MIC presets, but lucis does what id does very cleanly, so take out the program every so often (because I can). Mainly use it when I’m lazy. lolol
I believe another company now owns lucis so not sure what it costs now. Glad I was where I was when I got the offer is all I have to say. 
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that looks indeed incredibly creepy
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@lylejk If I remember, the standalone was fairly pricey, so good for you for finding a bargain!
@dqpcoxeas Ok, I had never seen the alien in the cliff, now I can’t unsee it…thanks! 
Nice cropping…I rarely pick out the vertical elements in landscape scenes before I snap a shot, so it’s nice to see this portrait view.
@Odum It’s always nice to see someone using the same version of dt as I use, and in B&W.
@mipopa I had never thought of that crop…it brings a whole new interpretation to the scene, thank you!
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Indeed; at one times it was going to cost you a few $hundred bucks. Rediculous. I believe that was the reason lucis had to sell off since no one was buying their software. Definitely a niche program, but it does things that’s very unique and not easy to replicate.
@ EmerS, Just saw this
No,unless I use RT to change it from a Raw into a jpg first then transfer to gimp.
Too lazy lately so I just used your jpg.
What a beautiful picture! Thanks for sharing!
I like the pastel tints in it. Then thought what happens when I go into overdrive and mix with b&w. This led me to this version. Sort of moonlit dreamy mood. Hope you like it.
2017-12-29 10.33.16_02.dng.xmp (13.9 KB)
Kind regards Jetze
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