catfish252 wrote:
Do they allow some tweaking of that effect or is it just on or off? To my eyes the effect here makes the image look like a slight case of camera shake. To me its not a very pleasant look at least on landscapes, maybe trying it on close-ups of flowers or other types of images may make it look okay.
Yes, it can be tweaked. There are two tools in Picasa, Soft Focus and Soften. Sunset at the lake may be a little overdone - in fact a lot. Here's a couple of shots, one softened using Picasa.