X-Pan images from the coast on a recent outing.

Scarcely a week ago I swore off PS and other Adobe software due to ongoing costs and not making much use of some of it like InDesign ($35/month). I could live without ID as there are viable alternatives. PS however presented more of a problem partly due to not being that familiar with other programs on offer. There are mixed reports about Luminar Neo for example. I want bother giving the details here but as it turned out Adobe offered their whole suite for the same price as I was paying for 2 apps that I needed. I noticed this on the final day of the sale. Thus, I went back for a second bite at the cherry. PS has a lot of refined elements that are not available even in LR. Small things that make life in the editing chair a little bit easier. Things I was very used to. So, the deal is only for 12 months. I’ll worry about it again in a year.