Reduce motion blur using The GIMP

This Instructable helps you reduce the effects of soft motion blur you get because of camera shake. This is an experimental method developed by me, so please try out and leave comments, preferably with images.

As is evident from the quality of the photograph I hereby present, I am not a Pro. Heck. I don't even come close to my 5th grade cousin.

But I am OK with my favourite photo editor GIMP. So I tried developing a technique similar to the Unsharp Mask filter. All out of trial and error, so I don't guaranty anything. I have noticed it only reduces soft motion blur. So take a backup of the images you try this on. You have been warned.

( I found that the steps apply much better to the following images :

http://www.shootmatt.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/2007-09-18-12-08-26.jpg

from

http://www.shootmatt.com/blog/photo/got-a-problem-with-blurry-photos-step-right-in/181/

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_rSN1hOmzubg/Ru4cncpszNI/AAAAAAAAAII/cOxHwaEe58g/IMG_9116.JPG

from

http://picasaweb.google.com/mykie718/Isdaan#5111054091143662802
)

So here goes nothing.

Select your camera shake affected photograph and move on to the next step.

Step 1 Measure the blur.

Find a suitable item/part of your image where you can 'Measure' your motion blur. That is, the angle and length. For the uninitiated, GIMP has a Measure tool. Find it. It usually looks like a divider/compass from the geometry box.