Walt, as I have shots with the same issue and I wanted to see how hard
it is to fix, I took the liberty of attempting to tweak your pic.
Here's my quick and dirty result:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2254722/mimosa-walt.jpg
It's a bit over smudged. If I took a bit more care (and was a better
artist!) it'd be more convincing. But it's enough to prove it's not too
hard to do.
Here's what I did in Ps (CS5):
- create new blank layer
- choose a soft Brush (0% hardness), opacity 100%, flow 10%
- Option-click (Alt-click) over a nearby bokeh colour (to set the
painting colour)
- lightly paint arcs and circles over the offending white area
- rechoose the painting colour (Option/Alt-click) frequently to get
varied texture
I also did a little cloning with the clone brush set similarly (with
Sample all Layers set), just to get a bit better texture.
I ran a Gaussian blur pass over the painted and cloned layer to smooth
my fixes out a bit, and reduced the opacity of the layer a smidge (90%
or so) to get a nicer blend.
-bmw
On 11-08-16 2:11 AM, Walt Gilbert wrote:
Thanks, Ken.
If I ever figure out how to fix it without ruining it, I'll post the
results.
-- Walt
On 8/15/2011 10:45 PM, Ken Waller wrote:
Would be a wonderful capture if it wasn't for the bright white spot
in the background.
Kenneth Waller
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller
----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry Colen" <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: PESO: Mimosa Sunset
On Aug 14, 2011, at 11:13 PM, Walt Gilbert wrote:
Hi all,
I grabbed this shot this evening while I was walking around in the
front yard this evening. All but about a dozen or so blossoms are
gone on this tree, and I just happened to catch this one out of the
corner of my eye from a pretty good distance -- say, 25 feet give
or take. And it looked like a good bokeh opportunity.
Again, I had the K-50/1.4 on the K-x:
http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/6044899692/
ISO 560, 1/500 sec, f/3.5, Manual
Any input appreciated. So do as you will.
You're making up for time spent not taking pictures, another keeper.
Best,
Walt
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