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01/27/2006 09:05:17 PM · #1 |
This photo was taken 40 minutes before sunrise, 15 seconds @ f/3.5 (I know, wrong aperature). There are two spotlights that shine on the lighthouse and of course, the lens is lit.
My problem with the photo is the blow out on the lighthouse itself, and the blast of light from the lantern.
So two questions:
1.) Is there anything I can do to rescue this particular shot? Or am I forever blown out. I've played with it, but get nowhere. There could be a tool I'm not aware of. I have PS CS2.
2.) How do I avoid it in the future? I know I opened up too wide, but won't a smaller aperature just give me a longer exposure and thus, just as much blowout? Would an ND filter help any?
I can go back and shot pretty much any time, it's only 20 minutes from home. I just have to get up early on a weekend to do it.
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01/27/2006 09:14:13 PM · #2 |
Actually, a smaller aperture will give you cool star effects like this
I'm not sure about the lighthouse itself, but you could alwasy do two exposures, one for evrything except the light house, and then one for the lightouse, and put the two together.
Good luck, it will be a great shot!
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01/27/2006 10:05:20 PM · #3 |
You should be able to spot edit the blow out on the lighthouse itself by using the magic wand tool to select those spots you want to adjust. Then using a levels adjustment layer, lower the number on the output levels to 250 or whatever looks best to you. There is probably another way to do this too but I am just learning about PS CS2 myself.
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