Cayucos beach.

Taken over a decade ago, I was reminded again how much Adobe has improved the processing controls in Lightroom in versions 4 and 5, especially the Highlights and Shadows sliders, when reprocessing this old image for printing.

Absent the occasional need for, say, the Healing Brush for removal of overhead cables or for selective outlining with the Magic Lasso to confer background blur, both Photoshop tasks, Lightroom really has 95% of what any practical photographer needs, allied with an excellent database cataloging system with easy metadata filtration and sorting.

Crown Graphic 4×5, 150mm Xenar, Kodak Verichrome sheet film, hand held.