Isolating an object from blur in elements 8

[gregles]

I am trying to apply motion blur to this image but leaving the figure, reflection and the hill to the right unaffected. I can just about get there but there are always blurring artefacts around the figure and reflection.



Any suggestions folks?

Thanks in advance

Greg

[OlyPaul]

Re: Isolating an object from blur in elements 8

Something like this Greg, it took about ten miniutes.

[Chevvyf1]

Re: Isolating an object from blur in elements 8

OOOh! VERY Nice Greg its that beach with all them fishes, again

[gregles]

Re: Isolating an object from blur in elements 8

Something like this Greg, it took about ten miniutes.

That is exactly what I am trying to achieve Paul

Any chance of a quick tutorial please?

Greg

[gregles]

Re: Isolating an object from blur in elements 8

OOOh! VERY Nice Greg its that beach with all them fishes, again

This is another beach Chevvy, this was taken ten miles away from the fishes at Powfoot

[OlyPaul]

Re: Isolating an object from blur in elements 8

Greg just got back from the weekly Asda run so sorry for the delay.

What you have to remember is that using any of the blur tools stretches the pixels outward, so they will always show.

The trick is to duplicate the layerand on the background layer clone the background over the edges of the subject or in this completely.



Then use a layer mask or selection technique to cut out the image from the top layer.





Any more questions feel free to ask.

[Crippledsandwich]

Re: Isolating an object from blur in elements 8

That looks really spot on man

[gregles]

Re: Isolating an object from blur in elements 8

Once again you have come up trumps Paul

I could follow exactly what you meant and have got just the result I wanted



Thanks again Paul for another master class

Greg

[jdal]

Re: Isolating an object from blur in elements 8

That's a very creative idea to blur distracting background. Thanks for the idea