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The Barbarian · Jul 4, 2006, 11:28 PM

The Barbarian · Jul 4, 2006, 11:50 PM

JohnG · Jul 5, 2006, 7:38 AM

Barbarian,

2nd shot is pretty good. What settings? I just ask because a faster shutter speed could have helped a bit. But I still like it.

On the first shot I'm guessing you blurred the background in post processing - correct? There are some pretty noticable artifacts around the players from some type of editing (defender's right arm, kicker's left leg). There's also a very strange affect on the last girl sitting in the far right of the frame

I can sympathize - it's almost impossible to catch everything when you add an effect like this in post processing - which is why I'm not a big fan of it. If you applied the same affect in shot 2 (and it appears you did) it was more accurately done so it is less noticable.

The Barbarian · Jul 5, 2006, 11:25 AM

Um right. One of the bad things about doing work late at night. I posted the first cut of picture 1, instead of the cleaned up version. I got the 2nd one right, um?

thatsanicepicture2 · Jul 6, 2006, 9:45 PM

Don't ya wish you could pick your background and place where ya want.

Last year I had a set of pictures with a... Let just say I call them the port-a-potty pictures.
This year I have some GREAT pictures of a Honda generator about twenty feet behind
third base. I need to use one of them for sure but it'll be an easy clone out.

These are good picture and the athlete looks like a great kid. Do you really need a blurred background?

dale

[email protected] · Jul 9, 2006, 8:43 PM

Yah, second shot is awesome!

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Jul 4, 2006, 11:28 PM	#1
The Barbarian Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 2,389

Jul 4, 2006, 11:50 PM	#2
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Jul 5, 2006, 7:38 AM	#3
JohnG Moderator Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 8,529	Barbarian, 2nd shot is pretty good. What settings? I just ask because a faster shutter speed could have helped a bit. But I still like it. On the first shot I'm guessing you blurred the background in post processing - correct? There are some pretty noticable artifacts around the players from some type of editing (defender's right arm, kicker's left leg). There's also a very strange affect on the last girl sitting in the far right of the frame I can sympathize - it's almost impossible to catch everything when you add an effect like this in post processing - which is why I'm not a big fan of it. If you applied the same affect in shot 2 (and it appears you did) it was more accurately done so it is less noticable.

Jul 5, 2006, 11:25 AM	#4
The Barbarian Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 2,389	Um right. One of the bad things about doing work late at night. I posted the first cut of picture 1, instead of the cleaned up version. I got the 2nd one right, um?

Jul 6, 2006, 9:45 PM	#5
thatsanicepicture2 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 859	Don't ya wish you could pick your background and place where ya want. Last year I had a set of pictures with a... Let just say I call them the port-a-potty pictures. This year I have some GREAT pictures of a Honda generator about twenty feet behind third base. I need to use one of them for sure but it'll be an easy clone out. These are good picture and the athlete looks like a great kid. Do you really need a blurred background? dale

Jul 9, 2006, 8:43 PM	#6
[email protected] Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 2,540	Yah, second shot is awesome!