Montana Cowboy late 1880's ?

Comment by Michael Goettee on April 29, 2012 at 4:24pm

I'm a user of Photoshop myself and a fan of this photo as well. YA DONE GOOD!

Comment by Gary Sheaf on May 1, 2012 at 2:13pm

Many thanks Michael. It's a great medium and I've only begun to explore it's potential.

Gary

Comment by Michael Goettee on May 1, 2012 at 6:20pm

Were there any of you that watched Disney's "Spin and Marty" in the 50s? There was one in the serial where either Spin or Marty, who was the tenderfoot at the ranch, had his new jeans dragged around and beat up to he'd fit in when he put them on. I vaguely remember more than that one bit in all of those shows.

Comment by Chet Crow on June 10, 2012 at 9:35am

Nice picture Gary. I'm  a bit worried about the colour of the slicker though.

Comment by Gary Sheaf on June 10, 2012 at 1:07pm

Hi Chet

I deliberated whether it was a blanket, or slicker for some time. I tried both when colourizing. As a slicker it didn't look right, it is too matt, it should have had similar qualities as his chaps, showing some shiny hi-lites and the texture looked better as a blanket. It does lay like a slicker though and speaking as a former Cowboy; a slicker is a far more useful item to have behind you than a blanket. 

Gary

Comment by Murray A. Gewirtz on June 10, 2012 at 8:45pm

I was told that when arriving finally at a cowtown at the end of a long drive, many of the hands spent a good part of their pay on new duds. So those guys posin' in the photo studios in new outfits may not be all "non-cowboys." There's nothin' wrong with new clothes in town, or on the train back to Texas. They'll be broken in and worn out on the trail before long, anyway.

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