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Posted: Tue Feb 19th, 2019 16:06

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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!

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Posted: Tue Feb 19th, 2019 17:18

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Eric

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chrisbet wrote:
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 â€œinside 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 â€œunusualâ€ 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. :lol:

I would so like to get it right â€œenoughâ€ in the camera...like the old days. :needsahug:

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Posted: Wed Feb 20th, 2019 04:55

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Eric wrote:

In retirement, I have to some degree tired of and turned away from, image manipulation. Burnt out old b*gger. :lol:

I would so like to get it right â€œenoughâ€ in the camera...like the old days. :needsahug:

Whilst I can't disagree with that Eric, some times it just isn't possible. Yesterday I was presented with a low flying Red Kite at very short range*, no time to switch to spot metering or apply exposure compensation just point and shoot! The images appear to be silhouettes but there is detail there with a little work.

*It was so close that at 200mm its wing tips were outside the frame.

Posted: Wed Feb 20th, 2019 06:40

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GeoffR wrote:
Whilst I can't disagree with that Eric, some times it just isn't possible. Yesterday I was presented with a low flying Red Kite at very short range*, no time to switch to spot metering or apply exposure compensation just point and shoot! The images appear to be silhouettes but there is detail there with a little work.

*It was so close that at 200mm its wing tips were outside the frame.
I am finding that is the case with bird photography.

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