The software is a real fun to use and the results are very nice and "realistic". I mean, you can recognize the used master's style. Aside the nice alternative to the traditional photo editing techniques, I see the main usability of this new software in masking heavy in-camera noise reduction. I mean, many cameras (unfortunately, including actual Ricohs) produce too plasticky and heave noise reduced JPEGs, which often look like water painted. So why not to turn them into a real water paint masterpiece?
Here is a small taste of what you can do with it. For more examples see the the DAP page. I will add some more comments and examples once I get full version.
Monet:
- _0016589_DAP_Monet_sm.jpg (725.04 KiB) Viewed 4915 times
Van Gogh:
- _0016589_DAP_Starry_sm.jpg (742.41 KiB) Viewed 5154 times
Watercolor and Ink illustration:
- _0016589_DAP_Illustrator_sm.jpg (671.89 KiB) Viewed 5143 times
Original photo:
- _0016589_sm.jpg (796.84 KiB) Viewed 4839 times
- EXIF-Data
- Image taken on: Thu Oct 02, 2008 1:19 pm
- Focus length: 5.9 mm
- Shutter speed: 1/68 Sec
- F-number: F/4
- ISO speed rating: 200
- Flash: Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode
- Camera-model: GR DIGITAL 2
- Exposure program: Aperture priority
- Exposure bias: -3/10 EV
- Metering mode: Pattern
