Digital filter software. Best choices?

Finally broke down and got a new computer and new PS3 and Lightroom
for working in digital photography. Any one have suggestions on the
add-on, after market software like NIK or AlienSkin or any others that
I could add to the Holiday gift lists?

Been shooting for more years than I can care to comment. Now have gone
95% digital and I am learning new things. Wow what a world we are in
now.

To those who respond nicely, thanks in advance.

Those who don't...oh well then.


Draco

On Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:39:13 -0700 (PDT), in rec.photo.digital Draco
<JPDFDA@hotmail.com> wrote:

>Finally broke down and got a new computer and new PS3 and Lightroom
>for working in digital photography. Any one have suggestions on the
>add-on, after market software like NIK or AlienSkin or any others that
>I could add to the Holiday gift lists?
>
>Been shooting for more years than I can care to comment. Now have gone
>95% digital and I am learning new things. Wow what a world we are in
>now.

How much high iso shooting do you do? If more than an occasional shot you
might consider one of the noise reduction programs/plugins, Neat Image,
Noise Ninja, Noiseware, etc. Or maybe a copy of PTLens to automatically
correct for lens distortion.

On Jul 17, 5:19*pm, m...@mine.net wrote:
> On Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:39:13 -0700 (PDT), in rec.photo.digital Draco
>
> <JPD...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >Finally broke down and got a new computer and new PS3 and Lightroom
> >for working in digital photography. Any one have suggestions on the
> >add-on, after market software like NIK or AlienSkin or any others that
> >I could add to the Holiday gift lists?
>
> >Been shooting for more years than I can care to comment. Now have gone
> >95% digital and I am learning new things. Wow what a world we are in
> >now.
>
> How much high iso shooting do you do? If more than an occasional shot you
> might consider one of the noise reduction programs/plugins, Neat Image,
> Noise Ninja, Noiseware, etc. Or maybe a copy of PTLens to automatically
> correct for lens distortion.

I don't shoot that much in the higher ISO range. I have played with
the T-max 3200 film a couple of times and had some very nice images
out of that film. So the noise reduction software I might get into if
I find that I am shooting more at a higher ISO range.
What I am looking for is guidence in the next software package to
load up. I like the PR on the NIK software and the fun factor of the
AlienSkin line. Maybe even HDR software. I do like everything in sharp
focus.

Thanks for the reply.

Draco