Effects

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Dragon Tree in Wrigley Botanical Garden on Catalina Island off the southern Califormia coast is about 15 feet tall. October 2017. The original image was processed with Photoshop Raw converter for exposure and distortion correction. The image above was then created with Topaz Labs software for an almost "neon" look.
This image was made from the same original as the one above, except using an older Topaz filter called Clarity.
This image was made from a photograph in the Japanese Garden, Portland, OR. June 2011. This effect is from the Topaz Labs software in the Studio 2 Collection.
Steam locomotive in Laramie, WY museum, with Topaz Labs oil painting effect. 29 July 2016. Oil painting toned filter.
Waterfall in Japanese Garden Portland, OR, with a Topaz Labs effect called Tortuga. 11 June 2011.
Hollyhock stem with blooms, plus line and fill effects. 30 May 2020.
Morning Glory bundle with line and fill effects. 29 June 2020.
Large red sunflowers during and after petals appear. Line, fill and glow effects. 29 June 2020.
Red sunflower with line and color adjustments. 21 September 2019.
Hollyhock stem with two blooms, plus line, fill and glow effects. 29 June 2020.
Iconic stairway with Topaz Labs Simplify effect. 11 June 2011.
Macho Chapel is located a few miles north of Pecos, NM on state highway 63. Topaz Glow effect. 11 Sep 2011
Macho Chapel is located a few miles north of Pecos, NM on state highway 63. Topaz Sepia effect. 11 Sep 2011