Cowboy (Topaz Adjust)
Uploaded: May 04, 2011
After enhancing this image with Topaz Adjust - Right before the final processing of using NIK Silver Efex to turn to B&W.
Exif: F Number: 6.3, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/500 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 250, FocalLength: 200.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 50D
Jeff Robinson May 04, 2011
Gord MacEachern May 04, 2011
All three are great Jeff, the one with the treatment is more sort of like a low key image. Super work!! #9388028Tammy M. Anderson May 04, 2011
Fantastic comp. and tones, Jeff. Great treatment. #9388030Ray Thoms May 04, 2011
Nicely done Jeff....never thought of using Topaz before Nik Silver Efex, it is on my to-do-list now! Thanks! #9388104MELODIE C. ROBERTS May 04, 2011
Awesome capture and work Jeff!They both look bored ;0) #9388107
Alan L. Borror May 04, 2011
Great capture, Jeff! Wonderful PP work...I am also intrigued to try using Topaz before the B&w conversion.Nicely done. #9388129Gail Sullivan May 04, 2011
Jeff...such a great comp and the effects are perfect! #9388216Jack Gaskin May 04, 2011
I'll select image #1Happy Shooting
Jack #9388221
Amy M. Wilson May 04, 2011
Wonderful capture and post-processing, Jeff! #9388222Carolyn M. Fletcher May 04, 2011
That does look cool! I don't have any Nik stuff..beyond my budget if I'm going to keep my Topaz up. LOL..the plight of the elderly, huh? #9388224Karen E. Michaels May 04, 2011
Nice of you to show your tricks.Robert R. Goodman May 04, 2011
Hi Jeff,Awesome treatment.Stunning capture!!!! #9388250Linda D. Lester May 04, 2011
Awesome capture!!! Love it! #9388271Ron McEwan May 04, 2011
Excellent work a fine piece of art Jeff, WTG #9388275Jyri Vissak May 04, 2011
Very creative! Well done. #9388306Courtenay Vanderbilt May 04, 2011
Love the final effect, Jeff. So nice of you to share your processing! #9388408Lorraine A. Cook May 04, 2011
LOVE how you took us through your photo stages to the final 'scene', Jeff!!!The B+W image does have that 'Old West' feel...EXCELLENT WORK, My Friend!!<:)) #9388438
Monnie Ryan May 04, 2011
Terrific work, Jeff! #9388543Tiia Vissak May 04, 2011
a cool b&w! #9388579Kirsten Kiki Kjaer May 04, 2011
Beautiful work and image, Jeff. I also love the original. #9388615David Phalen May 04, 2011
Excellent capture followed by outstanding DD work!! I too have never thought to use Topaz Adjust before a B&W conversion. Thanks for sharing!! #9388680Ellen Hodges May 04, 2011
Fab black and white capture, Jeff!! #9388716Jack Ryan May 04, 2011
Very creative...outstanding capture. #9388761Stephen Zacker May 04, 2011
Nice work. Like the gritty feeling it has in B & W #9388864Claudia Kuhn May 04, 2011
Great textures and tones Jeff. Cool portrait #9388938Marilyn K. Lincecum May 04, 2011
Awesome capture..love the B&E. Great post processing !! #9388944Lynn M. Whitt May 04, 2011
Great capture... #9388981Nancy L. Green May 04, 2011
LOVE the B+W Jeff, this is a GREAT blast from the past!!! <>< #9388995Mike Clime May 04, 2011
Terrific capture and treatment, Jeff! #9389057John Connolly May 04, 2011
Your fine darkroom technique has produced a remarkable result here Jeff!Emile Abbott May 04, 2011
That plug in seems to really work well in the conversions. All 3 versions were excellent Jeff. #9389147Kerry Hill May 04, 2011
Great image Jeff, fantastic work! #9389217Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas May 04, 2011
Fantastic capture and effects Jeff!,Tammy Espino May 04, 2011
I always love your cowboy shots!! :) Another great one~ #9389332Anita Hogue May 04, 2011
I also love your cowboy shots! This is really really cool, Jeff! #9389356Renata Gusciora May 04, 2011
Super b&w image and scene capture,Jeff!Great lighting and composition! #9389371Carol L. Fowler May 04, 2011
Wonderful capture- makes me wish I were a cowgirl! #9389431Julianne Bradford May 04, 2011
Great texture in this super capture Jeff. Perfect in black and white. #9389490Mary Timman May 04, 2011
Love this in B&W and fabulous effects! #9389547Barbara Waldoch May 04, 2011
Cool work, Jeff! #9389636Jill Odice May 04, 2011
I like it both in color and in B/W! Very nice image! #9389658Heather Loewenhardt May 04, 2011
Right out of the wild wild west. Love the b/w version. #9389716Heather Loewenhardt May 04, 2011
Right out of the wild wild west. Love the b/w version. #9389717Rona L. Schwarz May 04, 2011
Love the B&W, Jeff - it really enhances the gritty feeling. Thanks for sharing your processing - I have the same workflow but it's always reassuring to see that someone else does it this way! Bet we see this again - at least in a DDR issue! #9389784Thomas E. Hinds May 04, 2011
Very well done, Jeff! Great choice to make it B&W! #9389837Robert K. Bemus May 04, 2011
Great image and comp, Jeff...wonderful editing!! #9389872Renee Doyle May 04, 2011
Perfect effects and wonderful capture Jeff! #9389910Ann Coates May 05, 2011
Terrific capture and treatment here Jeff. #9389946Avril Young May 05, 2011
wonderful DD work Jeff, thanks for the before and after photos...love the tones and B&W...stunning.. #9389965Jeff Robinson May 05, 2011
Thanks Everyone Very Much!! Jeff #9390034Marilyn Cornwell May 05, 2011
The B&W really make this image stand out, Jeff! Fabulous work and thanks for the mini-lesson! #9390059Nadia Paul May 05, 2011
Wonderful capture with great comp and processing Jeff! #9390833Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna May 05, 2011
Cooooool effects in this neat image, Jeff! :-) k #9390957Jeff Robinson May 06, 2011
Thank You!! Jeff #9391385Mitch Spence May 07, 2011
A dusty, western iconic scene, Jeff, which I love in black and white. Would love to see that drive one day. #9393400Jeff Robinson May 08, 2011
Thanks Mitch!! Jeff #9394008Carla Capra Anderson May 11, 2011
Hi Jeff;Jeff Robinson May 12, 2011
Thank You Carla! Jeff #9400697Carol Teal May 18, 2011
I love this in B&W and agree that it would be kind of busy in color. However, I do have to say that I love the Palomino horse! I think they are so beautiful! And thanks for sharing what you did. I assumed that you used the high structure setting in Nik Silver Efex. I didn't know you used Topaz first. #9410300Jeff Robinson May 19, 2011
Thanks Carol - Yes, I used High Structure with NIK Silver Efex to accomplish this! Jeff #9413215Songbird Cline May 29, 2011
VERY COOL!! great image!! #9434065Jeff Robinson May 29, 2011
Thank You! Jeff #9434287Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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