Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/12/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I looked at the darkened one first and thought: "Good job." But when I looked at the original, I thought the crowd was plenty subdued compared to the subjects of the picture, and decided that I preferred that one. Nice picture, Herb >This weekend I visited Fukuoka to attend the Sumo finales. I wanted >the closest seat I could get, so stumped up for the 540 dollar >ticket. However, my seat was in the furthest row (the 8th row) of >the pricey rows. Because I wasn't as close as I wanted to be, my >200mm wide open at f/2.8 didn't throw the crowd out of focus as much >as I wanted. > >I thought later I would try to selectively blur the background, as I >remember Tina did for a couple of her photos. However, I don't know >how to do that, and I think I wouldn't be so proficient in that >Photoshop technique. So I decided to stay in Lightroom and use the >brush tool to darken the crowd instead of blurring. > >So, I'd like anyone's opinion on how this treatment looks compared >to the original. Also, if anyone thinks using Photoshop's blur tool >would help, please give me some pointers as to how to apply it. >Would I just choose the gaussian blur and wave the brush around the >areas I want blurring? > >I know the real solution would to have been to get closer to the >action. Next year I will book my tickets well in advance and request >a front row seat. > >Here's the crowd-darkened version: > >http://tinyurl.com/27d7xlh > >And here's the original: > >http://tinyurl.com/2c4ougb > >All the best, > >Peter Cheyne > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Herbert Kanner kanner at acm.org 650-326-8204 Do not meddle in the affairs of cats, for they are subtle and will pee on your computer!