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 11/07/2012 07:13:09 PM · #1
I'm working on this panorama for sale and wonder what people think the best options and methods are to deal with the blown sky on the right?



11/07/2012 07:20:32 PM · #2
If it were me, I would likely just brute force a clone of the sky that is just above the blown section at an opacity around 50-60% and blend it with a gentle hand.

Personally, I have more issues with the uniforms...but I guess they want you to keep those as is ;-P
 11/07/2012 07:24:04 PM · #3
Two options, the first tedious, the second not so much:
1.) Copy/flip the sky from the left to the right and blend it in
2.) Smooth/extend the transition to white, then tint the remaining white in the corner a very light blue
11/07/2012 07:33:51 PM · #4
The white doesn't bother me that much. I guess I figured that since the field lights are on, it must be extraneous light from the parking lot or whatever... Or, it's a cloud of some sort. (It's in Oregon, right?) Very cool panorama!
 11/07/2012 07:39:52 PM · #5
I'd sample the darkest part of the sky with the color picker, then I'd lay down a foreground-to-transparent gradient on a new layer. I'd move a copy of this picture on top of the new layer, I'd select for the sky all and turn the selection into a mask so the stadium etc is floating on top of the gradient layer. I'd ten modify the mask with a feathered brush where the lights glow. Finally I'd adjust the opacity of the gradient layer to let a touch of the background image show through this 3-layer sandwich.
 11/07/2012 07:46:44 PM · #6
I'm lousy at working with skies, so I'd do the brute force copy the whole thing, flip horizontal, and just use the sky on the left on the right as well (cleaning up any extras). But then I figure the sky isn't as important and it would give it more of a balanced feel anyway. :)
 11/07/2012 07:47:13 PM · #7
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
I'd sample the darkest part of the sky with the color picker, then I'd lay down a foreground-to-transparent gradient on a new layer. I'd move a copy of this picture on top of the new layer, I'd select for the sky all and turn the selection into a mask so the stadium etc is floating on top of the gradient layer. I'd ten modify the mask with a feathered brush where the lights glow. Finally I'd adjust the opacity of the gradient layer to let a touch of the background image show through this 3-layer sandwich.


What now? :)

Thanks for the detailed advice. I think I can try to work through this. I also like Fritz' idea of flipping the sky and came up with that one as well. I do have a 15x36 copy printed as is and it doesn't super bother me (it's the sunset BTW), but I wondered if it would look better with some color in there.
 11/07/2012 07:47:52 PM · #8
Here's what ild do: "content aware" away at small regions and fill in some with clone tool, then ild mask in the overall effect. right below the light, i'ld be a tad careful and do a lota cloning from right above the white zone.
 11/08/2012 01:43:57 AM · #9
In my first attempt I went with some subtle cloning to remove the border posterizing and add some tint to the white but not get greedy. I'll post up what I did for you guys to comment on.
 11/08/2012 01:48:26 AM · #10
11/08/2012 02:37:20 AM · #11
Not bad, Jason. But you know what I would do to fix it?



Probly sell more prints, too. :P
 11/08/2012 06:25:33 AM · #12
Looking good, Jason, but Art's right -- I'd buy his. :o)
 11/08/2012 07:45:03 AM · #13
that's a great picture, i honestly didn't even notice it at first since there was so much else to look at.

that said, i think your fix works well and is much better now that i am aware of the sky.

11/08/2012 12:35:36 PM · #14
Originally posted by Art Roflmao:
Probly sell more prints, too. :P


Oh, the humanity!
And why are they all standing around casually watching the carnage??!! ;-)

ETA: Jason, I like the tweak of the sky; if you didn't know it was blown in that corner, you would never suspect it was.

Message edited by author 2012-11-08 12:36:20.
 11/08/2012 12:42:12 PM · #15
nicely done
 11/08/2012 12:59:25 PM · #16
You did a great job on the sky.

It could just be me but the only other thing I would consider is copying the left stadium light on the right one. The right one shows signs of being blown out (and that you have attempted to recover it making it washed out and darkish in the process).

Love that picture by the way!
 11/08/2012 02:00:13 PM · #17
Originally posted by Art Roflmao:
Not bad, Jason. But you know what I would do to fix it?



Probly sell more prints, too. :P

The OSU fans would definitely buy this by the gross! I remember a high school teacher that had hung a duck by the neck at the top of the door to his classroom. That rivalry is brutal, and has been for decades!
11/08/2012 02:18:53 PM · #18
Originally posted by kirbic:
Originally posted by Art Roflmao:
Probly sell more prints, too. :P


Oh, the humanity!
And why are they all standing around casually watching the carnage??!! ;-)

ETA: Jason, I like the tweak of the sky; if you didn't know it was blown in that corner, you would never suspect it was.


Why? They are spectating! It is a stadium, don't ya know!
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