Topaz Labs recently gave me a pre-release trial of their upcoming Topaz Clarity product. Below is a quick example with the original on the left side of the image and the Topaz Clarity processed version on the right.
Tag Archives: Topaz Today I posted a new review of Topaz Labs B&W Effects 2.1 which was released on April 11, 2013. Possibly the best feature of Topaz B&W Effects 2.1 is the ‘Zorro’ button.  Topaz B&W Effects 2.1 Review While it’s relatively straight forward to convert an image to black and white in either Adobe Lightroom or Adobe Photoshop (or Aperture, but I use Lightroom and Photoshop), there’s a level of creative simplicity that is lent to the conversion process through using a plugin. I regularly use several plugins…  Topaz Labs are gearing up to release Topaz B&W Effects 2.1. Get a 15% discount on your purchase or upgrade of any Topaz product through my website. Detail™ 3 gives you a wider range of flexibility and control over detail manipulation and enhancement. It includes over 50 new presets that are organized into convenient collections, separate adjustment controls for shadow and highlight details and improved toning control – powered by IntelliColor™. Plus the built-in masking with edge aware technology makes it easier than ever to selectively put detail where you want it.  Below I’ve posted a split screen of the image unaltered, from the scanner to the left and with an Architectural Detail II preset applied on the right. Below that is a screenshot of the Detail 3 desktop and below that a comparison of the Detail 2 desktop.  The traditional definition of a desert is based on a (lack of) rainfall figure – less than 250 mm (10 in.) rainfall per year. An alternative definition is a place that lacks sufficient vegetation to support human population. the English word desert comes from the Latin ‘desertum’ meaning an abandoned place. 
Currently parts of east anglia qualify as a desert, and summer has just finished here too, over 20 and no rain for weeks. The ditch along Lottage road is as dry as any desert gulch no road flooding this year, waiting for the Dabchick so that we can se when some nonegenarian tells us when, if ever, it last happened.  I arrived before sun up and for quite a while I was alone, the only sound the chirping of birds and the occasional splash in the water. And then this cyclist appeared on the bridge.  The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum was located in Cleveland ostensibly because DJ Alan Freed coined the term ‘Rock and Roll’ during his radio years with WJW-Radio in the city and because he helped organize the Moondog Coronation Ball on March 21, 1952 in the city, generally held as the first rock and roll concert.  I was drawn to this image by the strong colors – the red of the brick, the green of the siding on the building and the yellow of the leaves on the tree. |
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by Richard Davis