Suggestions for toning down some bright wires, please: I use Photoshop Elements 12. I was able to tone down the sunlit wires on left with a combination of spot darkening in Viveza, and...

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

I use Photoshop Elements 12. I was able to tone down the sunlit wires on left with a combination of spot darkening in Viveza, and some PSE painting.

Do you have other suggestions? If you post example, please tell me what you did. Thanks so much!

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2. With above-mentioned edits, along with other tweaks.

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Indi Loc: L. I., NY, Palm Beach Cty when it's cold.

What do you want to do about the wires? Keep them, but darken them, or simply eliminate them?

Bill Houghton Loc: New York area

Just zoomed in real tight, select the white wire, then selected similar. Next with to the brightness and turned it down. Hope that is what you wanted.

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dannac Loc: 60 miles SW of New Orleans

Linda From Maine wrote:

If you post example, please tell me what you did. Thanks so much!

PSE 12.

Enhance-Replace Color to get the brightness out of the wires.

Did some cloning.

Brought foreground, mountain, and sky into Topaz (separate layers)

Then did some painting on the sky with white and blue.

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kubota king Loc: NW , Pa.

I used PS CC . I outlined the bright wires on the left .Painted them black , and used a few tools inside camera raw to enhance photo .You may like it , or you may not .Tommy

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infocus Loc: Australia

Linda From Maine wrote:

I use Photoshop Elements 12. I was able to tone down the sunlit wires on left with a combination of spot darkening in Viveza, and some PSE painting.

Do you have other suggestions? If you post example, please tell me what you did. Thanks so much!

I actually like the shot and the PP you did Linda. I'm afraid any improvement on that is way above my PP skills.

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

Thank you all so much for taking the time to offer your expertise! I greatly appreciate and I will try these suggestions.

Indi - "darken, eliminate?" Whatever works lol :)

infocus - thank you for your lovely comments. I did like it when shooting; I'm going to take Indi's advice and look at it again in a few days.

Indi Loc: L. I., NY, Palm Beach Cty when it's cold.

I have to agree with InFocus. I like the original. I think the sunshine on the wires adds to the overall image.
The attempts to darken the wires kind of made it a little monotonous.

I think this is one of those images where you have to look at it in a week or two.

Indi Loc: L. I., NY, Palm Beach Cty when it's cold.

Linda From Maine wrote:

Thank you all so much for taking the time to offer your expertise! I greatly appreciate and I will try these suggestions.

Indi - "darken, eliminate?" Whatever works lol :)

Some have darkened your wires but eliminate them? I think that's a many-hour job.

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

Indi wrote:

I have to agree with InFocus. I like the original. I think the sunshine on the wires adds to the overall image.
The attempts to darken the wires kind of made it a little monotonous.

I think this is one of those images where you have to look at it in a week or two.

Thanks so much, great idea. I did like it when I was shooting :)

DWU2 Loc: Phoenix Arizona area

By the way, just out of curiosity, where was the photo taken?

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

DWU2 wrote:

By the way, just out of curiosity, where was the photo taken?

S. Naches Rd, near Naches, Washington State (west of Yakima) :)

trc Loc: Logan, OH

Linda From Maine wrote:

I use Photoshop Elements 12. I was able to tone down the sunlit wires on left with a combination of spot darkening in Viveza, and some PSE painting.

Do you have other suggestions? If you post example, please tell me what you did. Thanks so much!

Linda,

The image I am posting here is revised from the one I sent you in the PM. I just didn't like it and had to make some additional adjustments. Once again, it was all done in PS CC. Thanks again for giving me the opportunity to play & revise your original image. :)

Best Regards,
Tom :thumbup:

P.S. Note - This one is a converted jpeg from my psd image, as opposed to the .psd file link I sent to you in the PM.

2nd Revision of your Original Image

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Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

Thank you very kindly, Tom. Your efforts are much appreciated!

trc wrote:

Linda,

The image I am posting here is revised from the one I sent you in the PM. I just didn't like it and had to make some additional adjustments. Once again, it was all done in PS CC. Thanks again for giving me the opportunity to play & revise your original image. :)

Best Regards,
Tom :thumbup:

P.S. Note - This one is a converted jpeg from my psd image, as opposed to the .psd file link I sent to you in the PM.

ebrunner Loc: New Jersey Shore

Linda From Maine wrote:

I use Photoshop Elements 12. I was able to tone down the sunlit wires on left with a combination of spot darkening in Viveza, and some PSE painting.

Do you have other suggestions? If you post example, please tell me what you did. Thanks so much!

I don't think that the light on the wires is that much of a distraction. If anything, it gets me to the background since it becomes a leading line. I thought they could be toned down a bit. So I put the original in LR and used the radial filter twice on the wires. The first circle was vertical and by reversing the selection, I was able to tone down the wires. Then, I did the same thing with a horizontal elipse (same tool). Last think I did was to use the graduated filter tool from the top of the photo to about half way down. That allowed me to tone down the exposure and put a bit more detail into the sky without really changing the feel of the original which I thought was good. I liked the photo in the original so I only made subtle changes.

subtle chnges

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