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24 Jun 23 Reply 1. Select the foreground flowers and copy them to a new layer - Ctrl-J (Cmnd-J on a Mac)
2. Hold down the Ctrl-J key (Cmnd on a Mac) while clicking on the new layer's thumbnail
3. Do Select > Modify > Expand, then enter 3 and apply
4. Make sure the original layer is selected and unlocked
5. Press Shift-F5, choose Content-Aware and apply
6. Do Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur, and adjust to taste

The reason for all the steps is to prevent any halos caused when the blur is applied. 		Jun 27th
24 Jun 23 Reply How's this? d;¬{D Jun 7th
24 Jun 23 Comment Love the yellow and white flowers, but found the dark green leaves in the middle rather distracting. Here's my take on it without those. Thoughts? Jun 6th
24 Jun 23 Comment Lovely! I tried softening the background and removing some of the more distracting elements in the background. Thoughts? Jun 6th
24 Jun 23 Comment Interesting perspective. It takes a few moments to figure out what's happening here. I think the foreground plant in the lower left is causing some distraction making it more difficult to get the gist. Here's my rendition with that removed. Thoughts? Jun 6th
24 Jun 23 Comment Gorgeous! Perhaps a bit too much negative space on the right, but it really doesn't distract from the focal point of the flower. Great job! Jun 6th
24 Jun 23 Comment Great job with the background - it really helps the bells pop!

Agree about the DOF and did a bit of sharpening on that one flower. Thoughts?		 Jun 6th
24 Jun 23 Comment I found your revision a bit over-saturated and in need of some sharpening. Here's my revision based upon your original. Thoughts? Jun 6th
24 Jun 23 Reply I like what you did with the mulch, but I think you oversaturated the plant. Jun 3rd
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53 Jun 23 Comment I agree that this is a wonderful flower capture.

I wondered how it would look without the blurry flowers in the background. Thoughts?		 Jun 26th
53 Jun 23 Comment You managed to capture a lot in this image, including a jet flying in the opposite direction of the skier. I found the sky a distraction, so cropped it out and moved the boat and skier down some to make a stronger composition. Thoughts? Jun 26th
53 Jun 23 Comment All I can say is WOW! Jun 26th
53 Jun 23 Comment I'm jealous that you can travel to such interesting places. Beautiful scene, indeed.

While the sky is gorgeous, I think it pulls too much focus. I cropped some from the top and right, then boosted the brightness of the boat and buildings. Thoughts?		 Jun 26th
53 Jun 23 Comment Interesting nature image, Rusty. Tells a nice story.

I found some of the leaves somewhat distracting. Here's a rendition with them removed. Thoughts?		 Jun 26th
53 Jun 23 Comment Cool capture. I found the orange and red signs to be a distraction from the birds. Here's an idea of what it would look like without them. Thoughts? Jun 26th
53 Jun 23 Reply I was at a local car show. I took many photos that day. Jun 13th
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75 Jun 23 Comment A mistake was made and the image originally shown was actually the "original" image. The image to be studied is now shown. Jun 6th
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95 Jun 23 Reply The phone has a built-in macro lens. There's not a lot of control of the parameters, though. It's certainly a lot easier to lug around than the DSLR. d;¬{D Jun 26th
95 Jun 23 Comment To finally solve the mystery, this is a very small section of concrete in our carport. This particular shot focused on the hole and the diagonal lines. I guess I like to keep y'all guessing. Jun 26th
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