Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/09/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Philippe gives you the technique, maybe three different layers with different levels of gaussian blur with a mask on the calf and roper to keep them sharp. However, I think that there is too much compression from the lens. There is not enough seperation between the calf and the rider to tell the story to someone unfamiliar with what is going on. My 0.02 is that with a more oblique angle the image would be stronger even with a medium sharp background. Don don.dory@gmail.com On 9/5/06, David Young <telyt@telus.net> wrote: > > > Hi! > > I like this shot, but I think it was taken too close to the > boards/gates.... the dof is too great... I think the action would > be much better emphasized if the background were more out of focus. > > Can anybody here tell me how to do this in Photoshop? > > http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/roping.htm > > Comments appreciated, as always. > > Cheers! > --- > > David Young, > Logan Lake, CANADA > > Wildlife Photographs: http://www.telyt.com/ > Personal Web-pages: http://www3.telus.net/~telyt > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >