In The Nik Of Time

I have been considering getting the Nik Collection for advanced photo editing. It is used with an existing Adobe program like Photoshop or Lightroom.
Thanks to Skeena's comment stream in yesterday's abstract, she mentioned that Nik is available as a free download. It had an original cost of $500. After the Google purchase it became $150. Yesterday it became negligibly expensive.
The toolbox is most impressive, with seven filters that have a broad range of bells and whistles. I applied the Silver Efex Pro to the local fence for today's blip. 
Highly suggested for even more fun. Especially on Thursdays!