The background for these posts can be found in THIS post.
In brief, these posts serve to introduce new readers — and reintroduce regular readers — to photos from the early days of this blog and, occasionally, to photos from days before this blog came into existence.
Today, I offer two galleries with a total of 47 photos originally shared in these two posts (Resting Now Part 1, Resting Now Part 2).
I like photographing old cars, both in their restored states and in less well-maintained states.
The first set of photos is from the grounds of a Comfort Inn in Amarillo, Texas.
“Wow! That’s . . . that’s a bit sad, actually.”
Well, Bob, I suppose it’s better than being scrapped and recycled.
Here’s another one that was nearby . . .
I tried a few old looks with the then-current Topaz Plugins . . .
There were also some wagons from the early 1900s strewn about.
I should have taken more macro shots, but all I found is one . . .
The next gallery is from a familiar place: Guffey.
Here’s a truck in original and monochrome treatments . . .
Many of the photos are duplicates with me trying different processing options.
Here’s a panorama shot of part of the area where these cars rest, along with some close-ups.
Anyway, they may be small galleries, but if you like old cars, give them a look-see.
Note: the transition is set to 2sec, but — if you move the cursor anywhere within the photo — you’ll see a pause button on the lower left, and, once paused, you can use the left and right arrows on both sides of the photo to navigate the slideshow. If you click anywhere in the photo instead of the pause button, you’ll exit the slideshow and find yourself in SmugMug. You can still scroll through the photos, or interact in other ways.
Slideshow of Resting Now – Part I — 21 photos
Slideshow of Resting Now – Part II — 26 photos
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WOW! This takes me back. Big fan of old cars. I used to be a fan of Topaz plugins but the only one I use now is Sharpen AI. It might be fun to try them again.
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Many of the functions are incorporated into Studio (both 1 and 2) although some require the purchase of additional modules.
If you own them, you can still download the last versions of the legacy plugins. There are a number I have installed, available, and sometimes use. When it comes to software, I’m a bit of a packrat . . . I never throw anything away, and I make it a point to occasionally fire old apps and play with them.
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All my old Topaz plugins show up in my editor but, since I haven’t used them in years and still don’t plan to, I don’t see the point in more downloads. But out of curiosity, I should see if they still work the way I remember them. I liked Topaz because they had some nifty software and free upgrades for like. Turns out “life” was only about 5 years. That left a bad taste.
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Still, they all work, and they still provide users who bought them with the ability to download their final versions (more than I can say for a few companies).
Plus, while the functions have been integrated into Studio and Studio 2, they work about the same as the plugins did. In fact, for some things, the plugins are better (hence why I still use them).
But, I get it. WinZip did the same thing with their product.
I think many of the companies didn’t foresee the advancements in technology (or their own success) when they came up with the policies.
Despite the disappointment, Topaz is still one of my favorite companies (if not the favorite) when it comes to post-processing tools.
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Such cool cool cool photos! I love well-seasoned cars, trucks, and other stuff!
I enjoyed both Resting posts! I even saw some of Mr. Bob Bones’ relatives! Ha!
Enjoyed the slideshows, too!
What great subjects just waiting there for you to take photos of them! Such great character, colors, details, surroundings!
And I like to think about the journeys they had…oh, gosh, if they could talk!
(((HUGS))) and Happy Sunny Sunday! 🙂
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Thank you, Carolyn.
Of course, we also have long and strange journeys . . . I just hope we don’t end up like they did, plopped down as decorations in some field.
Hope you’re having a good Sunday. We’re in a heat wave here (middle-to-upper 90s with high humidity) so staying in.
They say old people love hot weather . . . it must mean I’m still young because I’d take cold weather over hot any day.
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Ha! By that definition I must be young, too. I prefer cold weather over hot.
Stay safe! Be cool!
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I second and third that cool weather motion!
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I do like the processing you did on these old beauties, the color combos are stunning!
One of them has been on my lock screen folder for years . . . it’s the fourth Topaz-ified photo above. I never get tired of seeing it and marveling at the color harmony. Definitely one of your masterpieces!!!
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Thanks, AnnMarie, and, yup, that one turned out really well. Of course, I didn’t save the settings, but I presume I could come close to the same if I played with the app.
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