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Thanks - I use GIMP on linux and it does indeed have masking and gaussian blur plus lots of other options but nothing quite like the bokeh produced by a lens.
Masking off just the horse & rider is a painstaking and lengthy task even using "intelligent" scissors - and you can't overdo the blurring or it looks like you pasted the object on some crepe paper!
Absolutely!
When I first set up my digital photography company 25years ago we had a saying “inside every good photograph is a great image waiting to get outâ€. We revelled in image manipulation for commercial clients who loved seeing their product advertised in “unusual†situations. The trick was to make them still look realistic.
In retirement, I have to some degree tired of and turned away from, image manipulation. Burnt out old b*gger.
I would so like to get it right “enough†in the camera...like the old days.
Last edited on Tue Feb 19th, 2019 18:19 by Eric
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