Most people probably have not noticed, but in FFXI, everything, both near to the viewer and far, is in perfect focus.
This isn’t how the real world is, but since the game can’t re-focus based on where the viewer is looking, it works.
So, I’ve added a little bit of this realism to a screenshot.
This was done in about 5 minutes using a simple blur tool in photoshop, but it makes the scene a bit closer to reality.
Here are two more examples.
This was first brought to my attention a year or so ago by the cross-server ‘hero’ Lordwafik, and I’ve always wanted to try it myself.
It was kind of fun, and a lot easier than expected.
-pyra
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