Look! No Grain!!
Is photoshop the greatest thing since sliced bread or what??
I'm a bit amazed myself.
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That's a dramatic difference from the original. You HAVE to tell us how you did it.
I used the Gaussian blur filter in Photoshop. The trick is to apply it selectively and not in the entire photo. The Gaussian blur does the opposite of the unsharp mask filter. One blurs, the other sharpens. Most Photoshop books have a section on manipulation, retouching and tonal correction. There are also tutorials on the net. It takes a bit of practice. I don't usually soften photos but in this case, it could take me a couple of months to do a reshoot. It took me more than a hour to figure it out.
Aaaaghhh, the power of photoshop. I need to practice more because you have shown me the power. The extended foreground really illustrates the power of fog which is usually underappreciated by those who haven't experienced it. It has the feel of those half above and half below water shots. tc
Ahah! Yes, I used Gaussian blur before to clean up distracting backgrounds, but it didn't occur to me until you mentioned it that you can also use it to smooth out grain (doh!).
Good one.
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