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07/11/2007 09:27:47 AM · #1 |
Today I went out to grab some shots and discovered this beast on my sensor...
I've since cleaned the sensor, but I wish to know if there is an effective and accurate way to clone out this beasty, save spending 20 minutes on the clone alone...
Cheers in advance! |
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07/11/2007 09:35:38 AM · #2 |
| Heh! I think you just have to work with it. Assume it's a picture of a UFO and go with it. :-) And it's just a tad late for nightmare, but it would have fit nicely with the title "Sensor Beast!" |
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07/11/2007 09:40:59 AM · #3 |
| You could clone that out in about 20 seconds not 20 minutes - what is it you are thinking will be the big obstacle? |
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07/11/2007 09:59:14 AM · #4 |
I'm not much of a cloning master here... the power lines are killing me... can't make them look right. I've worked at this one a few times and 15 minutes so far has produced nightmares. Any suggestions would be appreciated or tips would be appreciated.
Cheers Deb... wish I'd taken it yesterday :P.
Message edited by author 2007-07-11 09:59:43. |
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07/11/2007 10:18:54 AM · #5 |
| There's a way to use a patch tool - cut a "patch" then copy it and move it to cover the area you want to cover. You'd then have to clone around the edges and maybe blur a bit to make it blend. But I know where you're coming from - I can't clone worth beans and power lines are indeed a nightmare for cloning. Best of luck! |
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07/11/2007 10:31:28 AM · #6 |
| Is this a 100% crop from a picture? If there is lots of clear sky, just select a part of it and paste it over the dust, use blend mode of luminance and feather the edges. Use a scratch remover tool to remove the power lines. If you use the clone brush for the power lines, set the brush to "lighten" and start working from the darkest area to the lightest area of the sky. Use a low opacity and a soft brush. |
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07/11/2007 10:44:08 AM · #7 |
I was able to get it pretty close by cloning out the worst parts (hardness 0 on the brush) around the lines, then selecting an area around the affected lines part (10 px feather) and using selective color Red (-3 black) Black (+50 or so oddly enough) and Neutral (-1 black). Same selection, contrast/brightness bump the contrast a bit. You can play with blending modes on the selective color layer, but even normal mode looked ok. With the original file and more than the 2 minutes this took (but not 20) you might be able to salvage it for a smallish print. (I'm no cloning expert either)
Message edited by author 2007-07-11 10:52:51. |
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