r/photoshopbattles • u/[deleted] • Jul 23 '13

PSB Guy awkwardly gets in the way of a marriage proposal photo (xpost from /r/pics)

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u/[deleted] Jul 23 '13 edited Apr 13 '15

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u/[deleted] Jul 23 '13

How did you get the colour and toning so perfect?!

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u/root66 Jul 23 '13

Can't speak for this guy, but one trick is to sharpen whichever one is blurrier and reduce noise from whichever is noisier, and then after you combine them, re-add noise and blur. If sharpening isn't working, you can do the opposite (blur the sharper one to start with, then maybe sharpen the composite, or not). As for the tone/contrast, Photoshop's level adjustments do wonders (there are better tools included with newer CS versions).

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u/jeromebot Jul 23 '13

CS6: Image > Adjustments > Match Color + tweak

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u/jakielim Jul 23 '13

Couldn't be... I thought he was dead for good!

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u/Purika Jul 23 '13

And the first step on the moon... What? I don't even...

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u/Skittnator Jul 23 '13

He didn't leave either.

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u/[deleted] Jul 23 '13

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u/Skittnator Jul 23 '13

Thanks, the actual In The Way Guy could have used some texture editing to make him fit into the scene better but it was a lot of work and I figured this will die off in a few hours anyways.

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u/Verbicide Jul 23 '13

His back is missing his bag (in the reflection)

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u/Skittnator Jul 24 '13

sorry.

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u/Verbicide Jul 24 '13

Not trying to be overly critical, just letting you know because I figured it hadn't occurred to you!

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u/Skittnator Jul 25 '13

I actually hadn't. I don't have that much photoshop experience but I do thank you because it hadn't even crossed my mind. I could have easily drawn a simple strap too. DANG IT!

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u/de4dw0lf Jul 23 '13

guys, i think he has been arround longer than we originally thought.

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u/[deleted] Jul 23 '13

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u/de4dw0lf Jul 23 '13 edited Jul 23 '13

I already did

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u/gnostic_cat Jul 23 '13

He has the worst timing

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u/_Madrugada_ Jul 23 '13

What is the original context in this photo? I've never seen that one before.

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u/Crusadaer Jul 23 '13

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Siffleet

Aussie Sergeant during WWII, went to Papua New Guinea, got handed over to the Japanese, tortured and beheaded.

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u/FireRising Jul 23 '13

Fuck. Poor guy. War or not nobody deserves that.

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u/Aerocity Jul 23 '13 edited Jul 24 '13

I think it was in pics or historyporn, seems like it was somebody's relative being executed. That's all I remember though.

Edit: not sure why I got downvoted for trying to point him in the right direction but oh well.

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u/de4dw0lf Jul 23 '13

i might have found his real identity

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u/Apatomoose Jul 24 '13

That answers the age old question: "Why is the rum gone?"

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u/Relvnt_to_Yr_Intrsts Jul 23 '13

this is the best thing I've seen on reddit in 1 year and 24 days

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u/uncanny_valley_girl Jul 23 '13

Why so specific?

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u/mkglass Jul 23 '13

He's been on reddit for 1 year and 24 days. Install RES.

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u/1b1d Sep 19 '13

So much specificity, and no one asked what you're talking about.

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u/[deleted] Jul 23 '13

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u/Danfriedz Jul 23 '13

He has a constant companion

... Death

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u/10thTARDIS Jul 23 '13

Doctor Who?

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '13

The Peter Griffin inside me is quite happy.

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u/iLoveCalculus314 Oct 08 '13

He said it! He said it!

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u/[deleted] Oct 08 '13

2 months and my joke is finally appreciated, thankyou

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u/iLoveCalculus314 Oct 08 '13

All in a days work

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u/Dokky Aug 10 '13

G...g...gay?

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u/Intrexa Jul 24 '13

Exactly!

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u/ColbyM777 Jul 23 '13

I love how the three on the right are like "What is this man doing!!?"

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u/lalala253 Jul 23 '13

The blur makes me think that this guy is a bigfoot running away.

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u/[deleted] Jul 23 '13

This was so bad. But somehow it made my laugh the loudest.

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u/craftyshrew Jul 24 '13

Thanks to RES, I know you're an amazing Indian Food cook and photographer.

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u/mamba_79 Jul 24 '13

Lol - it's all photoshopped - now you know my secret ;)

You may also know I'm a marketer by trade, so here's some shameless self promotion - visit my cooking blog :P