Rahul's Photoblog
Dizzy & Fuzzy
Posted by Rahul (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) on 27 July 2007 in Animal & Insect and Portfolio.
Dizzy and Fuzzy is how you would feel if you constantly keep looking at this image for more than a minute. Or may be i was a bit tipsy with my wine when i did this funny processing on this image.
Ok, the processing here is selective contrast followed by radial blur and cleaning up of the main subject with the background eraser.
Enjoy!!!!
@Art Monkey: Thanks ART. :)
ally! from Singapore, Singapore
haha i tried and i didn't feel dizzy xD i think it's your wine ;)
27 Jul 2007 5:32am
@ally!: Probably. :) Hope you liked the image.
Dave from United Kingdom
You've put this effect tot good use, quite an enjoyable shot to look at.:)
Certainly makes something a little different from the rest. Nice.
27 Jul 2007 6:25am
@Dave: Thanks Dave, really appreciate the feedback. :)
@Vanessa: Thanks Vanessa. Photoshop really rocks. ;-)
ColNed Pictures from Amersfoort, Netherlands
Nice processing dude, and a great capture.
27 Jul 2007 6:40am
@ColNed Pictures: Thanks Bro. :)
{H} creatives from Santa Clara, United States
A very creative shot! Love the colors on the giraffe's spots...nicely captured!
27 Jul 2007 7:26am
@{H} creatives: Thanks Dude, appreciate your generous remarks and am glad you liked it.
Behrooz from Tehran, Iran
Oh that radial blur is something for sure. Great use of the tool! Beside that, I like the expression on his/her face.
27 Jul 2007 8:12am
@Behrooz: Thanks Behrooz, radial blur works well for shots like this. ;-)
priya from ON, Canada
Never knew u r so bright and beautiful here. Good shot Rahul...
27 Jul 2007 8:13am
@priya: Now you know. ;-) Thanks Priya.
@ttomasso: Haha... thanks pal.
tengtan from Melbourne, Australia
Interesting and effective rendering, with the op-art effect in the background.
27 Jul 2007 9:15am
@tengtan: Thanks buddy.
Kheoh Yee Wei from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
haha,i didn't feel dizzy though =P Interesting shot !
27 Jul 2007 11:56am
@Kheoh Yee Wei: Thanks Bro, glad u liked it.
@badala: :)
@Craiger: Thanks Craiger. :)
alla from Toronto, Canada
wow, yah, dizzzzzyyy. Can you make it spin?! haha
Love the effect!
27 Jul 2007 2:15pm
@alla: Thanks Alla. :)
Anthony from Singapore, Singapore
Haaa.. i am not dizzy i am not dizzy.... (have to psycho myself) haaa
Good shot!... capture it in action ;)
27 Jul 2007 3:47pm
@Anthony: Thanks Anthony.
Shutterbug from Chennai, India
good one! cool giff that! :) was that all on pshop? which version, praps i gotto take some lessons from you on that!
27 Jul 2007 3:49pm
@Shutterbug: Thanks bro, this was done using CS3. I am just learning it, its part of experiments i do during the self learning process hehe.... You can do that too, photoshop has unlimited creativity.
MaryB from Staffordshire, United Kingdom
He he! I love it, good job i'm looking at it sitting down LOL
great work Rahul :)
27 Jul 2007 4:35pm
@MaryB: Thanks Mary, i hope it didn't give you a spin. :)
amy from Rocky Mountain House, Canada
RAHUL!! What a perfect pp for this image!! Stupendous job!!
27 Jul 2007 7:17pm
@amy: Thanks Amy, if you said perfect then it rather be. ;-)
Helgi from Montclair, United States
I thought the Bear is number one, but this beauty is FANTASTIC!!!!! Nice, Nice, Nice
27 Jul 2007 9:07pm
@Helgi: Thanks Helgi. I am glad you enjoyed this one. :)
Nick Passantino from Bronx, United States
great processing here.. really well done.
27 Jul 2007 9:44pm
@Nick Passantino: Thanks Nick, really appreciate your time and kind words. :)
@LuisRodrigues: Thanks Luis. :)
Shahab from Qazvin, Iran
Such a good effected shot!Yah you were right! It`s really dizzy!Cool processing Rahul!
27 Jul 2007 10:13pm
@Shahab: Thanks Shahab, it does feel dizzy when u keep running ur eye balls on it for a minute. ;-)
WendyTsang.com from Hayward, United States
I used similar technique to post process my wedding pics, especially on the dancing floor =)
The giraffe is so cute eating salad! Nice one pal!!
28 Jul 2007 12:34am
@WendyTsang.com: Thanks Wnedy, this technique does work well on wedding shots. ;-) It can even be done using the camera straight away, its just a matter of zoom out at the right time with the press of shutter. But, it requires lots of practice, so why strain yourself so much when PS is there to save you. ;-)
@Jen: Thanks Jen. :)
@Evie: Thanks Evie. :)
@Somitra: Haha... hope you are ok now pal. :)
Andrew Gould from Sydney, Australia
Again, Rahul, you come up with an effect that doesn't look as if it's done for the sake of the effect itself. It's so well integrated into the image. Well done. (By the way, I agree with Ally... I think it was the wine, because I'm still standing straight!!!)
30 Jul 2007 9:00am
@Andrew Gould: Thanks again Andrew for your time, and i really appreciate your comments. Again, this image somehow seemed perfect to me for the radial blur effect. And, guess it worked. :)
Nikon D40
1/80 second
F/5.0
ISO 200
195 mm (35mm equiv.)