Inspiring Photo: Fair Park #3340881

Fair Park

Uploaded: January 29, 2007 03:44:04

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Dallas Texas - Home to the Cotton Bowl, The State Fair of Texas and the Texas Star; the largest Ferris Wheel in the Western Hemisphere at 212 feet (65 meters) tall. Digital Darkroom effects created with PSE4 and the chrome filter.

Sigma 28 - 300DG at 35mm. ISO 200, Mid afternoon, 1/350th @ f8.0, EC -1/2

Comments

Carol Sawyer January 29, 2007

Great B&W capture, Jeff!! #596246

Bonnie C. Lackey January 29, 2007

Wonderful effects, Jeff. Very nice!!! #3885435

Revonda L. Gentry January 29, 2007

Fantastic effects! #3885463

Gail Vitikacs January 29, 2007

Terrific use of effects on this beautiful capture Jeff!!!! #3885490

Glenn E. Urquhart January 29, 2007

Excellent use of effects, enhancing a beautiful composition, Jeff!!! VERY Well Done! Cheers, Glenn. #3885492

Pamela Shane January 29, 2007

Wow, I really like the effects you used
in this shot Jeff, so different, & beautiful!! :) #3885503

Jim Huffield January 29, 2007

Marvelous effects, Jeff. Jim #3885524

Laurie Daily January 29, 2007

Jeff, great use of effects. It really makes for a unique feel to this image! #3885526

Alan L. Borror January 29, 2007

Gorgeous image and effects, Jeff! Use of B&W and your composition are excellent! #3885538

Colette M. Metcalf January 29, 2007

Great image and effects, Jeff! #3885584

Lynne Morris January 29, 2007

Wow what a great image with wonderful effects Jeff, lovely work! #3885691

Rakesh Syal January 29, 2007

Awesome B&W capture, Jeff!! #3885734

Ross Throndson January 29, 2007

Great Image & Effects, Jeff....Excellent Work!! #3885750

Sharon King January 29, 2007

Terrific BW image with great texture. #3885826

Ken Smith January 29, 2007

Love the effects, Jeff. Nicely done! #3885840

Roxanne M. Bubar January 29, 2007

Awesome image and effects. #3885882

Kathy Reeves January 29, 2007

Awesome image and effects Jeff!! #3885902

Karen E. Michaels January 29, 2007

You did quite a good job with the effects. Gives me inspiration to color ;-). Peace, karen #3885982

Sherri Gorman January 29, 2007

Awesome effects Jeff!!! Wonderful capture!!!! #3886156

Girish Vaghela January 29, 2007

Awesome image and fantastic effects, Jeff!!! #3886238

Chua Wee Boo January 29, 2007

Amazing effects,Jeff! #3886295

Nadine A. Lewis January 29, 2007

EXCELLENT, Jeff!!! Absolutely LOVE the effects & conversion!!! <>< #3886645

Cyn Valentine January 29, 2007

Awesome effects..outstanding image!! Great work Jeff!! #3886649

Mary N C. Taitt January 29, 2007

Super effects on this, Jeff, Cool! Awesome capture! Mary :-D #3886680

Linda D. Lester January 29, 2007

Awesome shot...love the effects! #3886795

Ronald F. Fischer January 29, 2007

Fabulous capture and PS work, Jeff! #3886867

Raymond Pauly January 29, 2007

I like your composition and B&W here, Jeff! Great effects! #3886894

Melissa G. Meiselman January 29, 2007

Great scene and well presented in black and white, Jeff!! #3886910

Steve M. Harrington January 29, 2007

Great composition, Jeff. I've never seen the chrome filter come out this way before. I'm going to go play with it now.
Steve #3887076

Jeff Robinson January 29, 2007

From another page:

Nice capture, Jeff ... I like the B/W presentation ... Steve Hurkett
#3887162

Joy Rector January 29, 2007

awsome, love the effects #3887230

Tarun Bose January 29, 2007

Outstanding capture. Great effects created. Very well done Jeff. #3887275

Shelly A. Van Camp January 29, 2007

Great capture in B&W! Love the added effects!! #3887298

Nadya Johnson January 29, 2007

This is very fascinating, Jeff! Like a fine engraving. Excellent work! #3887892

Anita Hogue January 29, 2007

Fantastic image, Jeff!!!! #3888052

Claudia Kuhn January 29, 2007

Great textures in bw Jeff, nice comp. #3888190

Vladan D. Djordjevic January 29, 2007

Great composition, tones, lines!!! #3888484

Jeff Robinson January 29, 2007

Thanks Everyone very much for all of the nice commnets on this image today! Jeff #3888700

Anne D. Eigen January 29, 2007

Great B&W tones and details, Jeff! Great execution!!! #3888774

David Phalen January 29, 2007

Outstanding creative work Jeff! #3888899

William C. Raco January 29, 2007

Wow....212 feet!
Excellent composition and effects
Beautifully done, Jeff

Bill #3889118

Bambi L. Dingman January 29, 2007

Beautiful work, Jeff! Love the b&w! Great tones! #3889375

Janine Russell January 29, 2007

Jeff, excellent tones, detail, composition and effects. #3889383

Joannie Bertucci January 29, 2007

Man, oh man, oh man!
I've never seen Fair Park sparkle so beautifully Jeff!
What a brilliant idea to use the chrome filter at it's finest point!
Excellent work, just excellent! #3889617

Jeff Robinson January 30, 2007

Thanks Everyone very much!! I am glad to see that so many liked this use of effects! Jeff #3890662

Paula Dwyer January 30, 2007

Awesome effects work!!!!
Fantastic image Jeff!!!! :) #3891468

Remi Trepanier January 30, 2007

Wonderful capture and effect Jeff!! #3891649

John Connolly January 30, 2007

Excellent effects for this stunning capture, Jeff! Well done! #3892215

Jeff Robinson January 30, 2007

Thank You Paula, Remi and John! Jeff #3892526

Tamera S. Phillips January 30, 2007

This is great Jeff! I love the effects used and the comp. #3893294

Jeff Robinson January 31, 2007

Thank you Tammy!! Jeff #3894452

Melissa A. Mannon January 31, 2007

very interesting photo. there is a lot to take in here - love the trees leading you to the massive wheek. Love the coloring #3894703

Bill Wyatt January 31, 2007

This looks like an old silver etching!! #3895132

ALLEN O. HOWARD January 31, 2007

Bill is right. That is how it struck me. Excellent image, composition and skillfully applied effects, Jeff! #3896182

Jeff Robinson January 31, 2007

Thank You Very Much!! Jeff #3897438

Lorraine A. Cook February 01, 2007

I'm not fond of heights...but...I would LOVE to ride this ferris wheel, Jeff!

Awesome effects...have you rode this beauty, Jeff???<:)) #3901580

Jeff Robinson February 01, 2007

Thank You Lorraine! Yes I have ridden this and you can see for days from the top! Jeff #3901771

Holly Shao February 24, 2007

Congratulations, Jeff, on this wonderful Finalist!

Holly #3982763

Marijana Fajgl February 24, 2007

Wonderful image Jeff! Big congratulations! #3982808

Melissa G. Meiselman February 24, 2007

Congratulations, Jeff on this fantastic image!!! #3982832

Cathy Barrows February 24, 2007

Congrats on your finalist...excellent work #3983253

Janine Russell February 24, 2007

Jeff, congratulations on your finalist. #3983798

Sherri Gorman February 24, 2007

Congratulations!!!! #3984129

Revonda L. Gentry February 24, 2007

Congratulations, Jeff!! #3984186

Laurie Daily February 24, 2007

I was so happy to see this one again, Jeff. Congrats to you! #3984263

Jenny Bosmans February 24, 2007

Congratulations on this beautiful finalist, Jeff! :) #3985292

Sam Britt February 24, 2007

Congratulations on your finalist, Jeff! #3985406

Karacan Salkuci (Kalacay) February 24, 2007

Congradulations on this fantastic image. #3985754

Renee Doyle February 24, 2007

Congratulations Jeff on this awesome finalist!
#3986160

Terry L. Ellis February 24, 2007

A fantastic finalist! Congratulations, Jeff! #3986310

Claudia Kuhn February 24, 2007

Wonderful work Jeff, congrats! #3986524

Sharon King February 24, 2007

Congratulations Jeff!! #3986525

Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas February 24, 2007

Congratulations Jeff!,
Amalia #3986550

Nadya Johnson February 24, 2007

Congratulations, Jeff! So glad to see this in the finals! Best of luck in the second round! #3986673

Cheryl E. Molennor February 24, 2007

Awesome Jeff. Congratulations #3986772

Melissa A. Mannon February 24, 2007

congratulations Jeff! #3986976

Kay E. Mahoney February 24, 2007

Jeff, Congratulations on your finalist. Good luck in the next round. #3987129

Barbara Waldoch February 24, 2007

Congratulations on this beautiful finalist, Jeff! #3987851

Datha Y. Thompson February 24, 2007

CONGRATULATIONS Jeff!!! :0) #3988520

Dominick M. Dimacale February 25, 2007

Congratulations Jeff...Dominick #3989005

Colette M. Metcalf February 25, 2007

Congratulations, Jeff!! #3989156

Linda M. Walker February 25, 2007

Awesome shot...congratulations #3989370

Donna J. Eaton February 25, 2007

Congratulations Jeff, on this wonderful Finalist!!!

#3989657

Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna February 25, 2007

Congratulation, Jeff!!!!! Fantastic image!!!!! :-) ^.^ Kitty #3990260

Tarun Bose February 25, 2007

Big, big congrats Jeff, for your outstanding finalist. #3990338

Cary Rogers February 25, 2007

Congrats on this outstanding Finalist, Jeff! Great composition, greyscale values and texture effects! #3990528

Gail Vitikacs February 25, 2007

No surprise on this wonderful image! Good Luck Jeff! #3991062

Joy E. Cobb February 25, 2007

Love the chrome, Jeff! Congrats and good luck in the next round! :) #3991137

Jennifer Rennison February 25, 2007

Yikes, 212 feet, a bit scary, love the effects!! Congratulations on this outstanding finalist, Jeff! #3991491

Carla Metzler February 25, 2007

Congratulations, Jeff!! :) #3992068

Emile Abbott February 25, 2007

Congrats on a super effort, Jeff. #3993381

Tamara K. Walker February 25, 2007

CONGRATULATIONS. #3994400

Nobu Nagase February 25, 2007

Wow, great work, Jeff!
Certainly a classic piece!
Congratulations, Jeff! #3994796

LENA U. FRIEDMAN February 26, 2007

A huge Congratulations on your finalist!! Wonderful work! #3995213

Darryl Wilkinson February 26, 2007

Magical finalist, Jeff. Congratulations!! #3995222

Mary Timman February 26, 2007

Beautiful effects. Congratulations Jeff. #3996361

Virginia Leone February 26, 2007

This is a wonderful image! Beautiful finalist, Congrats and good luck! #3997263

Rakesh Syal February 26, 2007

Congratulations, Jeff!! #3997535

Cyn Valentine February 26, 2007

Congratulations Jeff..great image!! #3997537

John V. Roscich February 26, 2007

NICE WORK JEFF
CONGRATS
JOHN #3997891

Tamera S. Phillips February 26, 2007

Congrats Jeff - well deserved finalist. #3999253

Jeff Robinson February 27, 2007

Thanks Everyone very much for all of the great comments on this image! Jeff #4002255

Paula Dwyer March 01, 2007

Congratulations Jeff!!! :) #4011194

Jeff Robinson March 01, 2007

Thank You Paula!! Jeff #4012110

Glenn E. Urquhart March 04, 2007

A late Big Congratulations on your award, Jeff!!! Well Deserved! Cheers, Glenn. #4019934

Jeff Robinson March 04, 2007

Thank you very much Glenn! Jeff #4021604

Hurk (Steve) Hurkett March 24, 2007

Nice B/W capture, Jeff ... Congrats on this finalist award, my friend ... #4093359

Jeff Robinson March 25, 2007

Thank You Steve!! Jeff #4095152

September 30, 2007

It's that time of year again..."IT" opened lasf Friday. Can't wait myself---this is a very excellently presented image. Depth of field is amazing. And PS--God Bless Texas! #4864819

Jeff Robinson September 30, 2007

You are right Margy - The Great State Fair of Texas is now open!! Thanks for commenting! Jeff #4865821

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