Caldwell County Jail #7

This is the last of the photos I'm presenting from my trip to the Caldwell County Jail, in Lockhart last August. I hope you enjoyed the series as much as I did! Thanks for all your comments!

Title: "Caldwell County Jail"


Camera / Lens: Canon 40D / Canon 17-55mm f/2.8 zoom
Post-processing: Photoshop CS3 > Duplicate Background Layer > Topaz Adjust plugin "Potrait Drama" preset > Add New Layer > Cloning from Layers Beneath to remove several power lines > Merge Visible to New Layer > Topaz Adjust plugin "Photo Pop" preset plus "DeNoise" feature to reduce noise > Black and White Adjustment Layer with "High Contrast Red Filter" preset to convert to Black and White > Levels Adjustment Layer to set black and white points > Merge Visible to New Layer > Distort Lens Correction Vignette > Duplicate Layer in Color Dodge blending mode with mask over the sky to limit the effet to the jail building for increased contrast > Merge Visible to New Layer > High Pass Sharpening > Import Texture as new layer with a mask over the jail to limit the effect to the sky (the texture is one of the jail cell walls from inside the jail)

Caldwell County Jail #6

From the Caldwell County Jail in Lockhart, Texas last August.

Title: "Downstairs"


Converted to Black and White using Photoshop CS3 Black and White Adjustment Layer with "Maximum Black" preset

Caldwell County Jail #5

From the old Caldwell County jail in Lockhart, Texas last August.

Title: "Upstairs"


Camera / Lens: Canon 40D / Canon 17/55mm f/2.8 zoom
Converted to Black and White using Photoshop CS3 Black and White Adjustment Layer with the "Maximum Black" preset

Caldwell County Jail #4

Another shot from my trip to the old Caldwell County Jail in Lockhart, Texas last August.

Title: "Cell #3"


Camera / lens: Canon 40D / Canon 17-55mm f/2.8 zoom
Conversion to Black and White was done with Photoshop CS3 Black and White Adjustment Layer with the Maximum Black preset

Caldwell County Jail #3

Another photo from the old Caldwell County Jail in Lockhart, Texas last August.

Title: "Outer Corridor"


Camera / Lens: Canon 40D / Canon 17-55mm f/2.8 zoom
Converted to Black and White using PHotoshop CS3 > Black and White Adjustment Layer with "Maximum Black" preset

Caldwell County Jail No. 2

Another shot from my trip to the Caldwell County Jail in Lockhart, Texas last August.

Title: "Caldwell County Jail Cell No. 2"


Camera / Lens: Canon 40D / Canon 17-55mm f/2.8 zoom
Converted to Black and White in Photoshop CS3 with a Black and White Adjustment Layer and the "Maximum Black" preset

Caldwell County Jail No. 1

Back in August of last year I took a trip to the old Caldwell County Jail in Lockhart, Texas. As I was looking back through some of my old photos today I realized I never processed the shots! I ended up with a few that I like a lot and I hope you do as well. The historical marker out front says that the jail was built in 1908 at a cost to taxpayers of $25,000.00.

Title: "Cell 1"


Camera / Lens: Canon 40D / Canon 17-55mm f/2.8 zoom
All the shots in this series were converted to black and white in Photoshop CS3 using a Black and White Adjustment Layer and the "Maximum Black" preset.