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My Journey into Photography

B&W and Gaussian Blur

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I am so proud of myself.  Today I successfully turned an average photo (which I took yesterday) into a gorgeous photo!  All I had to use for this miracle was Photoshop. 

The photo was of an old gum tree in my backyard.  Although I was happy with the original shot,… somehow, the fence in the background was distracting.  It seemed to merge too much into the foreground.  So I thought,… hmm… lets “lose” it a little.  I did two things.  I removed the colour of the fence (ie,.. turned it into B&W)…. and then,  blurred it with the Gaussian filter. The results was super!  :)

 

 

 

Written by spillay

June 11, 2008 at 10:20 am

Posted in B&W, Gaussian Blur, Nature

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  1. This is a great tweak! Did you use masking to desaturate the background as well as adding the blur?

    iblogologist

    June 11, 2008 at 10:32 am

  2. Awesome. looks really cool! Good Luck with your new hobby. Looking forward to nice pictures.

    Laksh

    June 11, 2008 at 10:54 am

  3. Awesome picture and what a great hobby. I too have loved the idea of taking up photography over the years but just have not gotten around to doing it. Maybe your start shall be the inspiration and kick I’ve needed :)

    Good luck on your endeavour!

    Bavani

    June 11, 2008 at 12:09 pm

  4. Here to you girl!. good luck and more with your new hobby. I will visit here( for selfish reason; good treats for my eyes) but for advise, pl don’t count on me:(
    shy

    Shy

    June 11, 2008 at 1:32 pm

  5. Congratulations on the photo blog…!!! will keep coming.

    Best,
    Suman

    Suman

    June 11, 2008 at 7:28 pm

  6. @ iblogologist: Thanks :) . No – I just removed the colour of the background and applied the blur. The effects worked well with this shot. :)

    @ Laksh: Thanks for dropping by :) . Yes, I am really excited about this hobby. :)

    @ Bavani: Thanks :) . I’m finally taking it head on. Ha! Ha!

    @ Shy: Thanks :) . Your visit itself will work wonders for me….. :)

    spillay

    June 11, 2008 at 7:32 pm

  7. @ Suman: Thanks for dropping by ,….. and yes… please come again,… and again… and again… :)

    spillay

    June 11, 2008 at 7:34 pm

  8. I thought I left a response before but I don’t see it. Just wanted to wish you good luck and tell you way to go. It’s so good to reach a goal that you love. I’ll be checking in on you and maybe I’ll learn more also.

    Joy

    June 12, 2008 at 4:46 am

  9. @ Joy: Thanks Joy! It is all a learning experience for me too :) . Re your comments, it will be automatically approved from now on and will appear right away. Usually the first comment must be approved first.

    spillay

    June 12, 2008 at 7:28 am


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