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rickpoole

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How to deal with a distracting background

Jul 11, 2011

I had a split second to take this shot so no time to try to maneuver to get a better background. I darkened and blurred the background to make it less distracting. Any other suggestions on how to deal with it? More blurring? Darker?

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How to deal with a distracting background	rickpoole	Jul 11, 2011
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