Candace Lemarr wrote:
> I actually prefer Jim's version, but with the tighter crop. In Moose's
> version with the blurred background, I can't get past seeing all the "halos"
> around the flower petals.
OK, I knew the rules, or should have. You can't do a rough demo of a
technique. People will focus on the parts that aren't what you are
showing, rather than what you are.
The point here was to show how bokeh highlights can be changed from
unnatural circles with bright edges and dark centers to classic Airy
discs with bright centers tapering gently into darkness by the edge.
This may not be important to you, but is to many people bothered by edgy
bokeh.
To me, the altered bokeh considerably improves this image.
> I am sure this is simply due to it being a quick post processing job
Partly that, but mostly a consequence of working with such a small
image. Edge effects that would be invisibly small compared to size of
the petals when working at full size are big enough to see.
I have, in any case, done the picky work of cleaning them up, at least I
hope I got them all. So you can 'get past seeing all the "halos" around
the flower petals.' You may still prefer the original, but at least not
for the wrong reasons.
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