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Need Help with Editing Please


 
 
 

Paula Showen 		 

What editing software do you have? Does it have a clone tool? Just clone from the sky and clouds around it. Also, use "rotate" to rotate your image a slight bit to the right and crop the edges to get rid of the access left after the rotate. Start with 2 degrees and keep rotating until it's straight.

I also see some kind of grid in the sky. What is that? It may effect your clone process over the white spot. It would help to know what editing software you have. Email me and I'll be glad to give you some help.


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December 27, 2003

 

Joann Tompkins-Winborn 		  I have Photoshop 6 and know the basics. The "grid" lines in the background are sunrays and do indeed interfere with the use of the cloning tool. Any other suggestions? Feel free to save the image and make adjustments.
Thanks and God Bless.


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December 27, 2003

 

BetterPhoto Member 		  Since it was taken from a car, it looks like the 'stripes' are window reflections. Next time open the window when taking the picture.


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January 06, 2004

 

Joann Tompkins-Winborn 		 
 
 
The window was open. I believe these were sun rays and came through in the photo.
This is a copy of the image reworked by Paula S.:


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January 06, 2004

 

BetterPhoto Member 		  Just wanted to say I think Paula did a great job with touching this up. It's amazing what you can do in photoshop.


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January 06, 2004

 

Brian D. Watters 		  Paula, yes indeed, great job! Joann, just a couple things about your image. You may have taken another photo with the window down, but in this case, the with this image the window was up. The white glare is the reflection of the built in flash on your camera, the sun is shining from another direction as indicated by the shadows of the trees on the building and the columns nearer on the bridge. The pattern you see is actually the UV protection in your window. This often becomes more apparent if you also have a UV filter on your camera. A good way to test to see if the windows are UV protected is to hold a pair of UV sunglasses in front of them (or UV filter) and rotate it slowly. If the UV is also in your windows, the scene as viewed through the filter of glasses will get lighter or darker as the UV patterned lines crisscross, blocking out and emitting more rays in the process.
Hope this us helpful.
Brian


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January 16, 2004

 
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