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Swing Time
Posted:
Wed May 18, 2005 12:17 amby mic
This is a shot I took which was a bit un crisp
so I added some radial blur to it and presto.
I'm rather fond of it now.
I think the motion adds to it seeing it is moving.
Mic.
Posted:
Wed May 18, 2005 2:51 pmby mic
Does this work for anyone or do you prefer it to be Crisp.
Thanks,
Mic.
Posted:
Wed May 18, 2005 2:59 pmby Nikkofan
I like it very much Mic. One for the wall!
Posted:
Wed May 18, 2005 3:04 pmby Greg B
mic, I reckon it is almost very good. The little bloke's face needs to be sharp in my view.
Posted:
Wed May 18, 2005 3:28 pmby mic
Thanks nikkofan,
Thanks Greg, Hmmmm Almost very good, so that means Good
It's my little Girl Morgan by the way 20 months old yesterday.
Cheers,
Mic.
Posted:
Wed May 18, 2005 4:06 pmby Nikkofan
No, actually Greg, I disagree.
IMHO, I like the way Morgan's face is a bit blurry. It seems like she has just thrown her head back in that joyous way that kids do when they're really enjoying their swing (well, our 19 months old does anyway), so I like the fact that the camera seems to have captured that moment, in the same way that Mic's radial blur has emphasised the movement. Hope this all makes sense!
Posted:
Wed May 18, 2005 6:35 pmby joolz
Hi Mic,
I like the radial motion blur effect in this shot. It works nicely, to capture the sense of the swing.
However, I find that I prefer for her clothes and chain to be more OOF than her face.
My suggestion would be to perhaps extend the image canvas upwards (to make Morgan's face the centre of the radial blur) then crop back down to original size again.
That way, you create the radial blur effect, whilst keeping her face sharp(er).
Alternatively, you can blur on a layer & mask out her face slightly.
Joolz
Posted:
Wed May 18, 2005 7:43 pmby mudder
Really like the effect, centres attention on your subject nicely... Good PP. I might sit in the "sharper face" camp but just my ramblings
Posted:
Wed May 18, 2005 9:52 pmby PiroStitch
The radial blur certainly helps the photo Mic
However Morgan's face is a bit dark for me. I'd suggest using the Wacom and lightening the face up. If you used two layers for this image and the top layer is on a overlay or multiply, slowly and lightly erase the face in the top layer to show a bit more detail
If that wasn't how you did it...erm ignore what I said
Posted:
Thu May 19, 2005 6:10 pmby mic
Thanks Folks for the tips,
I'll try these tips.
Cheers,
Mic.