Help with this photo
Dec 4, 2017 02:43:24 #
I have tried various methods in PSE13 to "clone " the white band out of this photo. Just trying to learn photoshop and thought this might be a good exercise but I am ready to give up! Has anyone got any ideas?
Dec 4, 2017 03:18:42 #
Testie wrote:
I have tried various methods in PSE13 to "clone " the white band out of this photo. Just trying to learn photoshop and thought this might be a good exercise but I am ready to give up! Has anyone got any ideas?
Yes, go back & wind the window down to take it.
Helpful???
Dec 4, 2017 03:19:07 #
Check this, do not know if it helps in your case. http://www.slrlounge.com/remove-banding-photoshop/
Dec 4, 2017 04:40:01 #
Testie wrote:
I have tried various methods in PSE13 to "clone " the white band out of this photo. Just trying to learn photoshop and thought this might be a good exercise but I am ready to give up! Has anyone got any ideas?
You probably can cut that section out and process it to match the exposure of the rest of the picture then reconstruct the whole thing, but I think you may lose some of the lightning in the left of the overexposed band(unless the picture is "raw" and the info is there). ! Good luck
Dec 4, 2017 04:44:17 #
Testie wrote:
I have tried various methods in PSE13 to "clone " the white band out of this photo. Just trying to learn photoshop and thought this might be a good exercise but I am ready to give up! Has anyone got any ideas?
This is an easy selection to make. I would suggest that you copy the base layer, change it to black and white. pump up the contrast, so that the white area is really white and the surrounding area is dark, then use a rectangular selection tool to make a selection of the lighter colored band. Invert the selection and delete the inverted area. Now you've got the selected area only on that layer, surrounded by transparency. Use the history brush to bring it back to the color state. Make sure the layer with the band is still targeted. Then you can use a levels adjustment o lower the brightness and match the contrast of the surrounding area. There are other ways to do this but this is how I might try to fix it.
Replacing the lightning is easy, you can either draw it in with a white brush, or select another section of lightning and copy/paste it on the area that is missing the lightning.
Post the result.
Dec 4, 2017 04:55:34 #
It wasn't taken through a window. As far as I can see it was the flare of the lightning flash.
Dec 4, 2017 05:01:59 #
Testie wrote:
It wasn't taken through a window. As far as I can see it was the flare of the lightning flash.
Flare is usually circular, from the lens, this is through some sort of apperture/window, looks like a dream catcher in the opening. My money is on a window.
Dec 4, 2017 05:22:11 #
Gene51 wrote:
This is an easy selection to make. I would suggest... (show quote)
Your first sentence is misleading.
Dec 4, 2017 05:27:56 #
I have done quite a bit of repair of old photos where a crease or fold creates a white band, while not this wide the result is the same. What I have done is to work at the pixel level and make adjustments one pixel at a time. This process while highly successful is very time consuming. Given what you have I might copy the band to new space in PS. Then use the light dark and color match to take it back to match the original desirable area. You can then copy it back to the original and it will fit exactly. Be sure you save an unaltered copy of you original so you cna always go back.
Dec 4, 2017 06:36:09 #
Bunko.T wrote:
Flare is usually circular, from the lens, this is through some sort of apperture/window, looks like a dream catcher in the opening. My money is on a window.
Sorry I doubted you, it was light hearted. You should know where you took the pic. To me it looks like reflection. Cheers.
Dec 4, 2017 15:20:20 #
OK now I have something to try. Thanks for all comments and although it might take some time I will post the results and the method,if I can remember the sequences. Lol
Thanks again.
Thanks again.
Dec 5, 2017 10:06:12 #
Testie wrote:
I have tried various methods in PSE13 to "clone " the white band out of this photo. Just trying to learn photoshop and thought this might be a good exercise but I am ready to give up! Has anyone got any ideas?
Just a couple of clicks using Content aware fill in PS CS6
Dec 5, 2017 13:54:39 #
That would have been my first choice. Nice job.
--Bob
--Bob
jpintn wrote:
Just a couple of clicks using Content aware fill in PS CS6
Dec 5, 2017 14:31:43 #
Thanks, you certainly improved the photo to something close to what I had in mind.Maybe I was trying to be too fancy with pse13.
I'll try again when time permits, soon I promise!
I'll try again when time permits, soon I promise!
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