Uploaded: July 13, 2011 03:02:00
Walking past the Livestock Exchange in Fort Worth Texas - This Cowboy Hat in the window caught my eye! (I had to shoot this at a slight angle due to a large tree in the courtyard blocking my view. Adjustments with PSE9 and Topaz Adjust and then converted to B&W with NIK Silver Efex.
Canon 70-200L IS at 148mm. ISO 400, Mid-Morning, 1/100 @ f3.2, EC -1/3 (CA)
Exif: F Number: 3.2, Exposure Bias Value: -0.33, ExposureTime: 1/100 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 400, FocalLength: 148.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 50D
Jeff Robinson July 13, 2011
**Here is the Color Version** #1392649Jack Gaskin July 13, 2011
Nice Work Looks as if it's floating in air.STAY COOL TODAY
JAck #9526484
Danny B. Head July 13, 2011
Great catch! #9526500Mary Dimitriw July 13, 2011
Gosh both comps are wonderful!!! Great eye Jeff!#9526520
Tammy M. Anderson July 13, 2011
HI Neighbor. Excellent find and comp. Jeff. Like the B/W. #9526534Alan L. Borror July 13, 2011
Great capture and composition, Jeff! Both images look great. #9526569Agnes Fegan July 13, 2011
A terrific find Jeff! Does every Texan have a cowboy hat in the window :) #9526665Mary Timman July 13, 2011
Fabulous perspective I believe. That hat looks as if it's suspended in air! #9526749Robert R. Goodman July 13, 2011
Hi Jeff,Excellent B&W and a stunning capture.We are drying out a little over here in Az,looks like Texas is going to little bit more humid this week!!! #9526754Gerri R. Jones July 13, 2011
A GREAT composition, Jeff...the hat in the window is charming! #9526809Mary K. Robison July 13, 2011
Love that hat, Jeff! It seems the epitome of Western (especialy Texas) gear, and looks perfect, all by its lonesome, there by the window. Good eye to see this image's potential! #9526858Julie Burnett July 13, 2011
A great find and capture of it, Jeff. The effects and tones are fantastic!! #9526863Mariann Kovats July 13, 2011
Wonderful capture, Jeff! Excellent lighting and details. #9527013Linda M. Walker July 13, 2011
Great find and as always excellent work! #9527052Bill Johnson July 13, 2011
Jeff, well seen and sell taken. #9527053Karen E. Michaels July 13, 2011
great eye to spy this Jeff #9527134Julianne Bradford July 13, 2011
A well seen great conversion Jeff! Great work! #9527170Bojan Bencic July 13, 2011
Fantastic capture, Jeff. Great B&W conversion. #9527182Stefania Barbier July 13, 2011
looks like if the hat was floating... well seen and captured! #9527286Renata Gusciora July 13, 2011
Greatly seen and captured,Jeff!I like your composition! #9527312Ron McEwan July 13, 2011
Exceptional pov Jeff. Kind of haunting in a way, has some mystery to it, well done my friend. #9527338Debra R. Harder July 13, 2011
OMG...this is totally brilliant, Jeff!! Love how you composed this...and the b/w conversion is perfect. The tones, textures, contrast and details are superb! Deb #9527381Nikki McDonald July 13, 2011
Terrific capture -- love the lines of the window itself as well as of the blinds, the strong texture of the stucco walls, the hat as a focal point. Black and white is super for this -- or sepia would work well, too. #9527404Ruth E. Foster-Lindsay July 13, 2011
Fantastic capture Jeff! Great composition! #9527582Ann Coates July 13, 2011
This is cool Jeff, the hat looks like it is floating. #9527624Maria Coulson July 13, 2011
Perfect for B&W Jeff. #9527629David M. Montero July 13, 2011
Both B&W and color versions are fantastic. Great find and capture Jeff! #9527646JudyAnn Rector July 13, 2011
Love it, Jeff... the simplicity of lines is super. #9527648Val Feldman July 13, 2011
I'm just gonna fave it and add it to my Jeff R Texas Collection...no one captures the unique flavor of this great state better than you. #9527693Jodi Zimmer July 13, 2011
cool find...perfect in black and white. #9527696Douglas Pignet July 13, 2011
nice find,capture and post work Jeff #9527758Mike Clime July 13, 2011
Great capture, comp and textures, Jeff! It does look like it is floating. #9527762Renee Doyle July 13, 2011
The angle is perfect as are the b/w tones Jeff!!! #9527831Claudia Kuhn July 13, 2011
Good eye to see this one Jeff, love the textures and lines that stand out more in the bw #9527886Stephen Zacker July 13, 2011
Works well in B & W. Well seen #9527909Jill Odice July 13, 2011
I love it in both versions :-) Good job using the Silver Efex. The subject matter is perfect for using it. Good eye to spot it also! #9527986Jyri Vissak July 13, 2011
Simple is beautiful! Well done. #9528009MELODIE C. ROBERTS July 13, 2011
I see I am not the only one to notice it appears to be suspend in thin airPerhaps it is being worn by the invisable man!
Sensational work Jeff!!!!!!! #9528048
Tammy Espino July 13, 2011
Great find and capture!! :) #9528194Ray Thoms July 13, 2011
Great work Jeff..... #9528218Rony Sagy July 13, 2011
Wonderful composition and tones, Jeff. #9528276Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna July 13, 2011
Fantastic conversion to B&W, Jeff! I like both views! :-) k #9528294Barbara Waldoch July 13, 2011
Excellent, Jeff! #9528295David Phalen July 13, 2011
Terrific POV with excellent tones, shapes and textures!! Works very well in B&W!! #9528516Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas July 13, 2011
Great composition, textures and tones Jeff!,Kirsten Kiki Kjaer July 14, 2011
Well seen, Jeff. I really like the B&W version. #9528961Avril Young July 14, 2011
wow, love the Black and white version..beautiful tones and light..stunning work Jeff.. #9529033Jeff Robinson July 14, 2011
Thanks Everyone Very Much!! Jeff #9529044Freddy Bland July 14, 2011
A beautiful image, Jeff! Well seen and captured! #9529064Marilyn Cornwell July 14, 2011
Very nice b&w, Jeff! #9529107Nadine A. Lewis July 14, 2011
GREAT eye to have seen and captured this, Jeff!!! AWESOME image and PERFECT in b&w!!! <>< #9529526Nancy L. Green July 14, 2011
I love both versions Jeff, VERY well composed, I like the off center POV, the tones and textures make the B+W a PERFECT MT entry, WTG!! <>< #9529903Mitch Spence July 14, 2011
Great subject, framing, and conversion, Jeff. Like them both, but the b&w really grabs me. #9529946Emile Abbott July 14, 2011
Like the NIK silver version better. Hat looks like it is floating. Nice composition Jeff #9529984John Connolly July 14, 2011
I too prefer the B&W version Jeff! A great find and an excellent capture! Well done, my friend! #9530254Patrick Rouzes July 14, 2011
Superb clarity, tones, textures, lighting & MT entry, Jeff! Good "eye", my friend! #9530602Phillip R. Connolly July 14, 2011
An excellent MT capture, Jeff!! Great texture and subject material!Phil #9530631
Ellen Hodges July 14, 2011
Super find and details, Jeff! Looks very awesome!!! #9530793Jeff Robinson July 15, 2011
Thank You!! Jeff #9531225Guy D. Biechele July 15, 2011
Outstanding image. Great tones and textures. So graphic in B/W!! #9531368Marijana Fajgl July 15, 2011
It looks fantastic in black and white! Well seen and presented, Jeff! #9531508Karen Slagle July 15, 2011
I love cowboy hats and the angle and black and white really makes this image, Jeff. #9531724Summer A. Kozisek July 16, 2011
Great find and capture Jeff, love the b&w presentation! #9533278Jeff Robinson July 16, 2011
Thank You! Jeff #9533355Thomas E. Hinds July 16, 2011
Terrific conversion and find, Jeff! #9533678Jeff Robinson July 17, 2011
Thank You! Jeff #9535165Patricia A. Stalter July 17, 2011
I am a big fan of both you and the Nik Filters! #9536694Jeff Robinson July 18, 2011
Thank You Very Much! Jeff #9538439Heather Loewenhardt July 20, 2011
Love the way this is framed and I do like the b/w version. #9542080Carla Capra Anderson July 20, 2011
Hi Jeff;Jeff Robinson July 20, 2011
Thank You Heather and Carla! Jeff #9543056Rona L. Schwarz July 22, 2011
This is fabulous, Jeff! I love the composition and it is wonderful in B&W - great tones and textures with the stucco, the window frame, the blinds - and of course, the hat! (which does look like it's floating) Well seen and beautifully presented. Sorry I got behind in my commenting again... #9548543Jeff Robinson July 23, 2011
Thank You Rona!! #9548740Deborah Lewinson January 23, 2013
Congrats on another excellent finalist, Jeff!Well done!
Debby #10530662
Robert R. Goodman January 23, 2013
Congratulations on this beautiful finalist,my friend!!! #10530765Susan Williams January 23, 2013
Congratulations on your awesome Finalist, Jeff! #10530975Stefania Barbier January 24, 2013
love it Jeff, congratulations! #10531656Ellen Hodges January 24, 2013
Huge congrats and very best luck with this awesome finalist, Jeff!! #10532449Colette M. Metcalf January 24, 2013
Again, congrats:0) #10533450Nadia Paul January 24, 2013
Another beauty - congrats Jeff! #10534104Tammy Espino January 24, 2013
Congrats again!:) #10534170Renee Doyle January 24, 2013
Very cool and wonderful tones Jeff! Congratulations! #10535338Emile Abbott January 24, 2013
Congrats yet again my Texas friend on another great finalist. You and Leena have a bottle of champagne. #10535363Guy D. Biechele January 26, 2013
Congrats, Jeff! Great shot. #10538672Jeff Robinson January 28, 2013
Thanks Everyone Very Much! Jeff #10541681Merna L. Nobile February 08, 2013
Are you amazed at the vivid colors, sharpness and composition of your photographs? Well the judges are, CONGRATULATIONS you are a winner for the month of December, 2012!
Merna
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