Walt, like others have said, I think this is a great shot. I wouldn't even have noticed that her lip was blurred unless you mentioned it. You got her eye tack sharp, and that is the first thing my eyes go to in a portrait. Along with the shallow DoF, it looks intentional.
On Sun, Feb 26, 2012 at 8:44 PM, Walt Gilbert <[email protected]> wrote: > So, I took some snapshots at a wedding for some friends of mine yesterday, > which of course meant that I'd see a lot of mutual friends in attendance. As > it happens, one of them was my (young) old friend Heather, who used to serve > me beer at one of my preferred watering holes. I got a few decent shots of > her, but there's one in particular that's been driving me nuts because I > really like it, but for one outstanding flaw: > > http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/6930686861/ > > As you can see, she was talking at the time I took the shot, so there's some > motion blur on her lower lip. I've done everything I know how to do to try > and salvage the shot, including softening the focus and adding glow. But > nothing seems to do the trick. > > Any ideas on what I might be able to do to improve the shot by way of > glossing over that flaw would be much appreciated. > > Thanks! > > Walt > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- David Parsons Photography http://www.davidparsonsphoto.com Aloha Photographer Photoblog http://alohaphotog.blogspot.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
