Many thanks for your kind comments Ayas! I shot [email protected]. The color version is very beautiful(to me) with the blurring of a red/yellow maple as the bg. But it just didn't work for the WA.
So I played with it in SEfx Pro and thought this looked better.
Appreciate your feedback!
Dan
I like how you got it all in focus. The way you describe it I'm sure the color version is stunning, but I agree that for the Gears theme the more industrial and mechanical look of the B&W works better.
The Nik Collection is great, I've gotten great results with it as well.