[Leica] IMG Sumo!

[richard at imagecraft.com (Richard Man)]

First, I think Tina uses one of those "Bokeh" software by Nik or something.

Second, I actually like the original because of the crowd's expressions!

On Mon, Nov 29, 2010 at 1:57 AM, Peter Cheyne <geordiepete211 at 
yahoo.co.uk>wrote:

> 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
>
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