BTW I started working full time two weeks ago (first real job after five years!), and I can now say I'm rested. :D
Congratulations! Best wishes to you at your new job!
Whoa, your advice on cropping is wonderful! I tried some of the techniques you've mentioned here over the weekend, and it worked really well. In the past, I did "Pencil" eraser and it always left jagged hard edge. Also I was zooming in too large before. The softer brush with less zoom-in made a world of difference!
I see what you mean about the scene with Cottle--how Lee and Kara stood out while the background is blurry. But I still don't quite get how you achieved this. And how did you make that scene blend in so seamlessly with the Lee/Kara scene down below? Even though I don't quite understand your technique here, you gave me the idea for this icon--I used "Blur Tool" to blur the background in this scene from HoG so that Lee can stand out a bit more.
I've always admired this icon of yours and never knew how you achieved the effect. This is such a cool trick! I shall try it sometimes.
The quality of my screencaps depends on the source. If I can make screencaps off episodes that have been released out on DVD, the quality can be a bit higher. But the few screencaps I did for season 3 are captured off the recordings from TV, and the quality is lower. My screencap sources are mixed--I also use common ones I found from google search.
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Date: 2007-04-30 10:59 pm (UTC)Congratulations! Best wishes to you at your new job!
Whoa, your advice on cropping is wonderful! I tried some of the techniques you've mentioned here over the weekend, and it worked really well. In the past, I did "Pencil" eraser and it always left jagged hard edge. Also I was zooming in too large before. The softer brush with less zoom-in made a world of difference!
I see what you mean about the scene with Cottle--how Lee and Kara stood out while the background is blurry. But I still don't quite get how you achieved this. And how did you make that scene blend in so seamlessly with the Lee/Kara scene down below? Even though I don't quite understand your technique here, you gave me the idea for this icon--I used "Blur Tool" to blur the background in this scene from HoG so that Lee can stand out a bit more.
I've always admired this icon of yours and never knew how you achieved the effect. This is such a cool trick! I shall try it sometimes.
The quality of my screencaps depends on the source. If I can make screencaps off episodes that have been released out on DVD, the quality can be a bit higher. But the few screencaps I did for season 3 are captured off the recordings from TV, and the quality is lower. My screencap sources are mixed--I also use common ones I found from google search.