R.G. wrote:
I can't think of an easy fix, but if you're willing to select the areas most affected by the heat waves (the background, avoiding the twigs and chicks), their presence can be greatly reduced. The adjustments that I gave that selection (in Lr 6) were -
Contrast fully left, Highlights fully left, Shadows fully right, Clarity left to -12, Denoise to +50.
Image #1 is those adjustments duplicated once. Image #2 is those adjustments duplicated twice.
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That is amazing! thank you for showing me a way...I will play and see if I can come close to what you have accomplished. These do look so much better.