Neal R. Thompson, M.D.
November 2024 - Halloween Parade
About the Image(s)
Every year in Ashland, Oregon we have a large Halloween parade. Participants do not shy away from the camera pointed at them. Soney ILCE 6300 at f/8, 1600 iso; and 1/800.
In PS selected subject, refined selection, blurred
background and darkened it. .
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5 comments posted
Good capture of a happy and pretty face. There is something sort of artificial with the background. I haven't used it much myself but isn't there a way now to provide depth of field in gradations?
Posted: 11/09/2024 12:27:39
Posted: 11/09/2024 12:27:39
Great shot of the picture perfect moment. Posted: 11/19/2024 23:44:35
Her smile makes me smile. Maybe a little less blur in the background, but she is sharp and this is just fun. Posted: 11/20/2024 00:06:01
She is certainly happy and I love the lace on the umbrella. I might darken the background a bit. The yellow on the right bothers me a bit. Posted: 11/21/2024 13:09:14
I think that it looks great. Cluttered backgrounds are always a problem. Something that I have tried when I do this is to increase the size of the subject slightly so it cover at least some of the ghosting in the blurred background.
You might crop the white area off the right side. This would move the subject out of the center and looking more into the frame. Posted: 11/21/2024 16:02:19
You might crop the white area off the right side. This would move the subject out of the center and looking more into the frame. Posted: 11/21/2024 16:02:19