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reply to SueS

Re: To Blur or Not to Blur

Good luck trying to recreate that bokeh! I think it will be easier to buy an F1.8 lens.

It won't be for lack of trying!

reply to mhhack

The kind of thing I'm after is here: »/showpic/dimag···6317&1=1.
You can see that the DOF is in inches. I think this can be done in PS. If successful it can make a good image even better.

How can one get all the little circles caused by the aperture blades? Look at the edges of the posts that are blurred and the trees, I say it is not possible to do that. These are the things that make the bokeh wonderful in my opinion. If it were possible to do this with software the camera companies would not be selling very many fast lenses.

reply to mhhack
You might want to look at Topaz Lens Effect »www.topazlabs.com/lenseffects/

It's a plug-in that can be used with PS or PSP. It's very powerful and offers one click solutions with the ability to adjust the result as well as creating a detailed depth map. I believe it can do what you are looking for but I'm not proficient enough with it to duplicate the effect you linked to.
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