“Your heart knows the way to Heng Mountain. You are not afraid; few people go there. Inside the boat, you still hear birds and temple chimes. At the river’s source, you dry your monk’s robe in the sun. You had a family, but left it when young; Now there is no temple that would not welcome you. Managing to find a shelter in the cold, You do your usual zazen as snow fills up your door” ~ Chia Tao (779-843)
Last night (7-7-2015) I did my “virgin” run at luminosity masks using the Raya Pro Panel (test) by Jimmy Mcintyre. It’s being released in less than 11 hours (http://www.shutterevolve.com/raya-pro-the-ultimate-digital…/) and only costs R 375.54.
I tried LM’s once before via another platform some months back and couldn’t fathom it. However, I was able fairly easily understand Jimmy’s video and use the panel quite easily.
Yes, I have a long way to go and the accompanying photo is not a good example of the potential of the panel. It was more my experimental photo to work on while I tested all the other features of the panel – there are so many other features; LM’s is just one!
The upshot: I got my varying selections as needed, the ants were marching as asked and I painted in shadows / highlights with ease – in most cases just the push of a button – no big technical stuff.
Canon South Africa 6D, Canon EF 17–40mm lens, F14, 1 sec, ISO 320
— at Thompson’s Bay
Andrew Harvard Photography 
Stunning shot… great use of depth and light 🙂
Thank you Sreejith 🙂
Hi Andrew,
I have used some of the panels by by Jimmy and they work pretty good. Could you post a before and after sometime using the Raya Pro?
Hi Steve, Raya does a lot of things quickly that one might take longer to do in PS. It makes blending photos a breeze.
Thanks, Andrew.
Ok, I will put that on my list of add-ons and get Raya soon.