I just downloaded a copy of the new Lightroom 4 beta and I have to say that I’m pretty impressed so far. My initial thought is that it’s like Lightroom 3 on steroids. There are too many new features to note, but the two that I’ve found most useful so far are the expanded basic exposure options which now include better highlight and shadow control and also the ability to apply noise reduction locally. Personally, I tend to use Photoshop to do the majority of my post processing while using Lightroom to organize my photos, but I can see this being a very powerful tool for the average photographer who wants to get more out of their images without spending the money and taking the time to learn Photoshop. I highly recommend checking it out if you haven’t yet!

City of Stone

I wanted to post one more photo from Bryce Canyon for today. This is a shot I took about twenty minutes before the sun rose. I decided to check out Bryce Point for sunrise this time but it seems like this might be a better location during the spring and summer months when the sun rises a little further north. Any view of Bryce early in the morning is just something magical however and this was no exception. I love the delicate shade of pink that captured in this image. I have had some difficulty capturing this particular shade of pink previously – it just never seemed to come out like I saw it. This time I used combination of vibrance and tint adjustment in Lightroom which made a lot of difference. What do you think?

Camera: Nikon D700
Lens: Nikon 28-105
Processing: Photoshop CS5
Image Type: Manual Blend of Two Exposures