Inspiring Photo: Texas Star #4756317

Texas Star

Uploaded: October 01, 2007 03:32:32

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The Great State Fair of Texas is in full swing! ( www.bigtex.com )

PSE5 - converted to B&W, effects created with the nik Solarization filter, increased contrast and noise reduction

Sigma 28-300DG at 41mm. ISO 320, late morning, 1/640th @ f16.0, EC -1/3

Comments

David L. Luchowski October 01, 2007

Great capture, Jeff. Cool detail and contrast. #751083

Jenny Bosmans October 01, 2007

Fantastic B&W capture, Jeff! Super! :) #4867896

Glenn E. Urquhart October 01, 2007

Outstanding camera and PS work, Beautiful B&W Composition, Jeff!!! Well Done! Cheers, Glenn. #4867900

Colleen Braun October 01, 2007

very nice work... #4867904

Laurie Daily October 01, 2007

WOW... Larger than life, Jeff. What a great image! Love the b&w, wonderful details and lighting! #4867930

Peggy J. Maguire October 01, 2007

Great capture, Jeff. wonderful details ... #4867961

Karen E. Michaels October 01, 2007

Way cool Jeff! Excellent computer work. Peace, karen #4867998

Carol Sawyer October 01, 2007

Fantastic B&W capture, Jeff! #4868023

Claudia Kuhn October 01, 2007

Wonderful bw image Jeff! #4868072

Robert R. Goodman October 01, 2007

Excellent capture,Jeff.I like you effects.Our state State Fair starts next month!!!!! #4868081

Bill Wyatt October 01, 2007

Jeff your conversion looks like something from the 50's excellent work my friend this is very dramatic and beautiful! #4868087

Emily E. Bem October 01, 2007

*AWESOME*! :)

GREAT BW image! #4868141

Deborah C. Lewinson October 01, 2007

Wonderful image, Jeff, outstanding capture and use of effects- excellent perspective!
-Debby #4868241

Roger Bernabo October 01, 2007

Lovely shot and the B/W is perfect for your subject! #4868246

Janet McNeil October 01, 2007

Great capture - perfect in b&w!! Nice work! #4868345

Lynne Morris October 01, 2007

Beautiful b&w image Jeff, lovely work! #4868357

Carla Metzler October 01, 2007

Wonderful shot, Jeff! #4868416

Su Sana E. P October 01, 2007

An awesome capture and beautiful presentation, Jeff!! #4868485

Cyn Valentine October 01, 2007

Wow..awesome b/w image JEff!! Outstanding comp and effects!! #4868506

Husain Akhtar October 01, 2007

Excellent presentation, Jeff! #4868770

Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna October 01, 2007

AWESOME, Jeff!!!!!! ♫ k #4869115

Kaye Burazin October 01, 2007

Bigger than life beauty Jeff! #4869219

Karen Slagle October 01, 2007

Very cool, Jeff. You should sell this to the state fair board. #4869224

Girish Vaghela October 01, 2007

Great design of semicirle and straights, well done, Jeff! #4869238

Melissa G. Meiselman October 01, 2007

Fantastic linear elements and wonderful effects make for an eye-catching and outstanding image, Jeff! #4869314

Alexis Yobbagy October 01, 2007

This is a jaw-dropper!!! FABULOUS image!!! #4869388

Alan L. Borror October 01, 2007

WOW! Lots of impact with this , Jeff! Very nicely done. #4869423

Marijana Fajgl October 01, 2007

Wonderful effects Jeff, great image! #4869453

Stephen Zacker October 01, 2007

Stunning B & W and perspective #4869534

Stan Kwasniowski October 01, 2007

Jeff, awesome #4869627

Bambi L. Dingman October 01, 2007

Beautiful B&W, Jeff! #4869651

Inge S. Lasmana October 01, 2007

Very beautiful BW image with wonderful lighting and pattern, Jeff! #4869877

Nancy L. Green October 01, 2007

Oh I just love this!! Wonderful POV and great presentation Jeff, very well done!! <>< #4870098

Kimi A. Phillips October 01, 2007

Awesome BIG TEXAS image! #4870139

Patrick Rouzes October 01, 2007

This looks huge! Incredible comp, detail, contrasts & clarity !!! Magnificent work on this one, Jeff!!! #4870720

Ronald F. Fischer October 01, 2007

Wonderful composition and great PS work! I would not have thought that black and white would work for this this type of capture, but it really stands out as an exceptional work of art! #4870728

Linda M. Walker October 01, 2007

Wonderful tones and contrast...b/w works really well,Jeff #4870853

Bob D. Hall October 01, 2007

Love it, Jeff! Have you joined the Lone star club? This would make a great club logo. #4870954

Erin Appelbaum October 01, 2007

Great use of effects Jeff. Superb image. Peter #4871220

Barbara Waldoch October 01, 2007

Cool capture, Jeff! #4871297

Steve M. Harrington October 01, 2007

A really interesting image, Jeff.
Steve #4871426

Sharon King October 01, 2007

Oh wow Jeff, what a fantastic capture! Nice work! #4871445

Evy Johansen October 01, 2007

Wow... Awesome b&w, Jeff!! Super composition! #4871562

Colleen Farrell October 01, 2007

Excellent composition and POV, Jeff--and wonderful idea to convert it to b&w--fantastic effects! #4871719

Stefania Barbier October 01, 2007

awesome B&W and gre comp Jeff! beautiful! #4871736

Jeff Robinson October 02, 2007

Thanks Everyone very much for the terrific comments on this image! Jeff #4872202

Gail Vitikacs October 02, 2007

Wonderful image Jeff...super perspective!! #4872826

Anna Diederich October 02, 2007

fanastic capture, Jeff! #4872922

Gail Sullivan October 02, 2007

Jeff...I just love this in B/W...it is unexpected for the subject and very effective! #4872978

Sam Britt October 02, 2007

Great lighting, tones & effects, Jeff. #4873013

Emile Abbott October 02, 2007

Fantastic night capture and conversion, Jeff most awesome. #4873020

Jeff Robinson October 02, 2007

Thank You Very Much! This image was captured just before noon and the effects I chose was to give it a more midnight look! Jeff #4874377

October 02, 2007

Dramatic goregous back and white!! Great comp! #4874425

ALLEN O. HOWARD October 02, 2007

WOW!!! Thats fantastic!!! I love the conversion! #4874517

eileen bedford October 02, 2007

AWESOME capture, love the b/w tones and comp. So well seen and captured.... #4874637

Lorraine A. Cook October 02, 2007

Fabulous capture and effects, Jeff!<:)) #4875941

Nemil B. Chabebe October 02, 2007

I'm very impressed with the B&W ferris wheel, normaly the color version makes them looks great, but this one is unique and very well done with the filters. Great details as well. #4876127

Stanley J. Contrades October 02, 2007

Outstanding work on this image, Jeff! The use of black and white, along with filters, gives the details and extra boost! Love it!!
Much Aloha,
Stan #4876140

Stanley J. Contrades October 02, 2007

Outstanding work on this image, Jeff! The use of black and white, along with filters, gives the details an extra boost! Love it!!
Much Aloha,
Stan #4876141

Jeff Robinson October 03, 2007

Thanks Everyone!! I am glad to see that so many have enjoyed this one! Jeff #4876470

Jennifer L. Alder October 03, 2007

WOW!!!!
I hardly EVER see one of these in black and white (and I LOVE black/white, lol)
FANTASTIC image, Ron!
:) #4876902

Sandra Freyler October 03, 2007

Beautiful in black and white! :) Excellent shot, Jeff! #4879657

Mitch Spence October 04, 2007

This is both a completely unexpected and a hugely successful subject for your black and white conversion. Nice work. #4882062

Jeff Robinson October 04, 2007

Thank You Jennifer, Sandra and Mitch!! I really appreciate everyones comments on this image! Jeff #4883645

Baqer Mohd Jawad October 08, 2007

This is great Jeff.. nice work , I like it !! all the best . regards Baqer #4898245

Jeff Robinson October 08, 2007

Thank you very much Bager! Jeff #4900066

C A October 10, 2007

Thank you for your comment on my panorama field today. Normally you see these kind of photos in colour but I think your upload works really well. Well done. Best wishes, Corne #4907292

Jeff Robinson October 10, 2007

Thank You very much Corné! Jeff #4909137

Ronda Chatelle October 12, 2007

Love this one Jeff! Excellent choice of enhancements and fantastic overall image! Adding to my Favorites!!! #4917822

Jeff Robinson October 16, 2007

Thank you very much Ronda; glad to hear that you enjoyed this one!! Jeff #4935712

Corinne M. Thompson June 19, 2008

Congrats on your Finalist for this fabulous B&W capture! #6078338

Mitch Spence June 19, 2008

Congratulations, Jeff! #6078468

Mary Timman June 19, 2008

Congratulations again Jeff! #6079445

Claudia Kuhn June 19, 2008

Wonderful Jeff, congrats! #6079459

Margaret R. Barry June 19, 2008

Congratulations (again) on your fantastic finalist, Jeff! #6079775

Inge S. Lasmana June 19, 2008

Excellent shot!Congratulations, Jeff! #6080103

Michelle L. Frick June 19, 2008

Congratulations Jeff!! #6080158

Erin Appelbaum June 19, 2008

Congrats again Jeff. Peter #6081704

Nancy (Peaches) Harker June 19, 2008

WHOOOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
BIG Congrats on your finalist!
Best of Luck in the next round! #6081967

Sam Britt June 19, 2008

Congratulations, Jeff! #6082048

Colleen Farrell June 19, 2008

This is so cool--congratulations on your finalist, Jeff! #6082088

Debra R. Harder June 19, 2008

This is AWESOME, Jeff!! CONGRATULATIONS on a SPECTACULAR finalist!! Deb #6082560

Stefania Barbier June 19, 2008

spectacular finalist, congrats!!!! #6083059

David Phalen June 20, 2008

BIG Congrats on a stunning Finalist!! #6083791

Terry L. Ellis June 20, 2008

Congratulations again, Jeff! Another beautiful finalist! #6084085

Anita Hogue June 20, 2008

Congratulations, Jeff! This is fabulous! #6084513

Michael Umbreit June 20, 2008

Jeff - Congratulations on your finalist! - Mike #6085079

Jeff Robinson June 20, 2008

Thanks Everyone Very Much!! Jeff #6086166

Kristi A. Howson June 20, 2008

Congratulations on this wonderful Finalist Jeff! Incredible composition and B&W work is tops! #6087365

Renee Doyle June 20, 2008

Congratulations on this stunning finalist Jeff! #6088104

Colette M. Metcalf June 21, 2008

Love it! Congratulations, Jeff!!!! #6089199

ALLEN O. HOWARD June 22, 2008

Congratulations Jeff! #6093285

Jeff Robinson June 22, 2008

Thank You!! Jeff #6094115

Kathy L. Clark June 24, 2008

A big congratulations on your finalist Jeff. It is awesome. #6103370

Jeff Robinson June 25, 2008

Thank You Kathy! Jeff #6106799

Ronda Chatelle June 25, 2008

I KNEW this should of been a WINNER! Congratulations on this AMAZING finalist!!! #6107867

Jeff Robinson June 29, 2008

Thanks very much Ronda! Jeff #6121722

Rod Partington February 11, 2011

Very cool shot Jeff! #9231792

Jeff Robinson February 12, 2011

Thank You Rod! Jeff #9234614

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