I love to revisit old photos. The photo below of Pickwick Landing Dam was one of my first digital photos taken just after I purchased my first serious digital camera in 2005. I was spending quite a bit of time in Corinth, Mississippi at the time, and it’s only about a 20 minute drive to the lake. So, I went over one evening after work to try out the new camera.
I recently ran across the original raw file, so I thought I’d try processing it again. Software has changed a lot in the last seven years. We now have Lightroom 4.1 RC which has significantly improved processing algorithms, especially for pulling detail out of dark areas. The result is that images processes in the new version look better and need less work. I can remember really struggling to get a good finished image with the software I had in 2005, and it was a whole lot easier with the new version of Lightroom. Of course, my skills have probably improved as well.
This is another good example of the advantages of shooting in raw format. You can also check out my tutorial video about the advantages of shooting raw for more information.
