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 09/20/2007 10:43:07 PM · #1
So is using say... Gaussian Blur and stuff like that legal in this challenge?
 09/20/2007 10:46:39 PM · #2
Looking at the top entries in the Impressionism II challenge, I'm expecting that it will not only be legal but expected... Sigh.
 09/20/2007 10:48:19 PM · #3
Beware the use of the Soft Focus filter preset in Picasa; it selectively edits pixels and will result in a DQ.

Message edited by author 2007-09-20 22:48:28.
 09/20/2007 10:49:57 PM · #4
Go have some fun with your camera rather than with PS for this one. Try things like old stockings, gauze or vaseline on a filter to achieve the soft focus.
 09/20/2007 11:01:48 PM · #5
With basic editing, you are going to need to rely on your camera for most of your "softness." Sure, gaussian is allowed, but unless it's used artfully, the impact of the image might lose something if done tack sharp and then expecting that filter to make it look soft.

GOOD LUCK.
 09/20/2007 11:13:05 PM · #6
As the weather is turning here in the Northeast US, I find fog & mist *very* helpful!!!!

Message edited by author 2007-09-20 23:30:12.
 09/20/2007 11:24:31 PM · #7
As a broke college student with no car, my resources are limited.
 09/20/2007 11:29:26 PM · #8
Originally posted by JBHale:
As a broke college student with no car, my resources are limited.

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 09/20/2007 11:43:03 PM · #9
Originally posted by Jutilda:
With basic editing, you are going to need to rely on your camera for most of your "softness." Sure, gaussian is allowed, but unless it's used artfully, the impact of the image might lose something if done tack sharp and then expecting that filter to make it look soft.

GOOD LUCK.


Just Gaussian blur and fade, repeat as needed. Best to over-sharpen a bit before blurring. Also, best done at web size.
 09/20/2007 11:46:41 PM · #10
BTW adding fine monochromatic Gaussian noise and fading works too.

Then there is:
nylons/panty hose
Vaseline
cheese wrappers
your breath
real fog/mist
soft focus/glamour filters
condoms

09/21/2007 12:06:05 AM · #11
Originally posted by fotomann_forever:
BTW adding fine monochromatic Gaussian noise and fading works too.

Then there is:
nylons/panty hose
Vaseline
cheese wrappers
your breath
real fog/mist
soft focus/glamour filters
condoms


What no dental dams?
 09/21/2007 12:24:36 AM · #12
Ya just had to throw in the cheese wrappers didn't ya.... ;-)
 09/21/2007 12:41:31 AM · #13
Originally posted by jenesis:
Ya just had to throw in the cheese wrappers didn't ya.... ;-)


Can't think of anything that goes more appropriately with condoms :-)
 09/21/2007 09:50:04 AM · #14
Originally posted by fotomann_forever:
Originally posted by jenesis:
Ya just had to throw in the cheese wrappers didn't ya.... ;-)


Can't think of anything that goes more appropriately with condoms :-)


That sounds like a fun Friday night
 09/21/2007 11:05:24 AM · #15
Originally posted by fotomann_forever:
BTW adding fine monochromatic Gaussian noise and fading works too.

Then there is:
nylons/panty hose
Vaseline
cheese wrappers
your breath
real fog/mist
soft focus/glamour filters
condoms


So I should try condoms on my long lens?
09/21/2007 11:14:12 AM · #16
hair spray
 09/21/2007 11:16:14 AM · #17
My entry will definately be done in camera
 09/21/2007 11:20:15 AM · #18
yeah - I heard you measured in millimeters ;P

Originally posted by justamistere:

So I should try condoms on my long lens?

09/21/2007 11:23:53 AM · #19
Originally posted by NikonJeb:
As the weather is turning here in the Northeast US, I find fog & mist *very* helpful!!!!


I was thinking the same thing, then remembered I have to go to Houston Sunday and Monday - which would otherwise be prime shooting days. Oh well.
 09/21/2007 11:39:20 AM · #20
When you happen to be stuck in the Middle East and nary a pair of panty hose is to be found, it's kind of interesting what you can find that will work instead. Like very very very cheap shower caps. :-)
 09/21/2007 11:41:43 AM · #21
Originally posted by Melethia:
When you happen to be stuck in the Middle East and nary a pair of panty hose is to be found, it's kind of interesting what you can find that will work instead. Like very very very cheap shower caps. :-)


Or sandstorms...
 09/21/2007 12:35:05 PM · #22
Originally posted by eyewave:
Originally posted by Melethia:
When you happen to be stuck in the Middle East and nary a pair of panty hose is to be found, it's kind of interesting what you can find that will work instead. Like very very very cheap shower caps. :-)


Or sandstorms...

Heh. Very true, but they never happen when you need 'em. :-)
 09/21/2007 12:52:05 PM · #23
Originally posted by Melethia:
Originally posted by eyewave:
Originally posted by Melethia:
When you happen to be stuck in the Middle East and nary a pair of panty hose is to be found, it's kind of interesting what you can find that will work instead. Like very very very cheap shower caps. :-)


Or sandstorms...

Heh. Very true, but they never happen when you need 'em. :-)


Plus they may sandblast your equipment.
09/21/2007 01:05:47 PM · #24
Originally posted by Melethia:
When you happen to be stuck in the Middle East and nary a pair of panty hose is to be found, it's kind of interesting what you can find that will work instead. Like very very very cheap shower caps. :-)


I thought desert warriors used panty hose to screen their rifle muzzles against sand? Seriously...

R.
 09/21/2007 01:31:27 PM · #25
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
Originally posted by Melethia:
When you happen to be stuck in the Middle East and nary a pair of panty hose is to be found, it's kind of interesting what you can find that will work instead. Like very very very cheap shower caps. :-)


I thought desert warriors used panty hose to screen their rifle muzzles against sand? Seriously...

R.


Panty hose would not be much of a barrier to sand, especially the powdery stuff in the middle east.

There are plastic muzzle caps for just such a purpose. They cost about a nickel and they do not need to be removed before firing (though doing so is recommended). Sand in a rifle barrel is bad news indeed, it can cause the rifle to explode in a very unpleasant way.
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