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[virtualTune]

here he comes again to mess up this beautiful argument >.<

@Baum he did exactly what hs graphc show. Personally, I think the far bg is a it too blurry but that is personal preference. So if the wall was a Concave mirror the girl would be standing between the Focus and the mirror.

In the case below, imagine the girl being the "Object" and the "Focus" being where the camera sits. The mirror, of course being the wall, non-reflective.

[Arzoroc]

Well YES!
I think we're talking about the same thing but we both don't understand each other.
Simple drawing of the depths/focus:

(Bird view:)

blur.jpg

So the things that are closest to your camera have to be blurred, the things that are furthest have to be blurred, and the things on the same level as the girl have to be in focus and thus sharp.

If this is NOT the case, something's wrong with my brain.



Edit: Look at this photo:

The grass in the front is blurred, the grass at fox level is sharp, the grass in the far back is blurred again.
That's what I wanted to tell you, nothing more

[25000st]

Well yes you guys are correct with your science. However, in this tag, the girl/focal appears slightly blurred and she looks "far away" giving the tag depth. Therefore, the stuff up close should be sharper, but the issue actually is not that simple here. The contrast of the focal and the foreground look nigh the same, except maybe at the face, while the stuff behind her is not as contrasted so it kinda creates a contradiction of she is further back but at the same time she is kind of up close.

The depth worked best the way it was at first but to improve it, IMO blurring what's to the immediate right of the focal would be most effective without too much work. Trying to clean up the lighting can be... kinda rough if you know what I mean

[Maffe811]

Well YES!
I think we're talking about the same thing but we both don't understand each other.
Simple drawing of the depths/focus:

(Bird view:)

blur.jpg

So the things that are closest to your camera have to be blurred, the things that are furthest have to be blurred, and the things on the same level as the girl have to be in focus and thus sharp.

If this is NOT the case, something's wrong with my brain.



Edit: Look at this photo:

The grass in the front is blurred, the grass at fox level is sharp, the grass in the far back is blurred again.
That's what I wanted to tell you, nothing more

Yeah, and since the BG, imho, seems to be one long curve the point where the curve is equal length away from the eye/camera as the focal is, it has to be sharpened.

[virtualTune]

ok so Baum and I and Maffe agree now. I partly agree with 25kst. I see that some parts of the girl are a bit blurred so there is some depth on her as well, meaning essentially the far bg and fg should be almost completly blurred

[Arzoroc]

Okay I already feel sorry for this but..

edit: nvm.. doesn't work..

[virtualTune]

but...?

[25000st]

See, the problem is the foreground and the focal look at almost the same distance due to the contrast.

That's why I'm saying the blurring was best left the way it was.