I didn't find the highlight all that objectionable in the original photo. On Aug 16, 2011, at 9:39 AM, Walt Gilbert wrote:
> Thanks for the hints, Bruce! I've marked this email for future reference. > > I took another whack at it last night using Picasa's "Retouch" function. It > was a little tedious, and the results were less than stellar, but I do think > it was a bit of an improvement. Here's the attempt: > > http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/6050069620/ > > I think the area looks muddy compared to the surrounding bokeh, but at least > the highlight is knocked down a little. I'm sure it would've come out better > using Photoshop, but Picasa offers simplicity at the expense of > meticulousness. > > Thanks again for the input. I've really got to learn to use more of > Photoshop's functionality and this will help. > > -- Walt > > On 8/16/2011 7:34 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: >> 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 >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >> > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- Larry Colen [email protected] sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
