I'm wondering if there is a good technique to fix something like this. You can see that big red circle on the fg tree. I'm not sure what the precise technical term is for that.
Tried using the cloning tool, healing brush, but didn't have much success..
Any suggestions?
Posted by Robert Fisher on October 29, 2008 at 12:11 PM
That'd be flare. And yes, you should be able to fix it. Cloning would likely be better than healing. You're going to want to zoom in to about 300% so you can be more precise. Use a small brush size and work in small sections at a time. Get the majority of the flare taken care of around the tree then reduce the brush size even more and work on the tree itself.
Alternatively, just clone the top of the tree off.
I downloaded the image you posted and it took just a couple minutes to get the flare taken care of.
Posted by Kevin Trinkner on October 29, 2008 at 12:20 PM
Excellent. I tried with the cloning tool last night, but I ended up making that area look unnatural. I will have to zoom in closer and try a more precise cloning.
Thanks for the advice, I have a few others from this location I wanted to work on but wasn't sure the best way to get rid of the flare issues I was having.
Posted by Robert Fisher on October 29, 2008 at 12:51 PM
If you'd like I can post my edited version so you can see how it turned out.
Posted by Gene Lugo on October 29, 2008 at 1:01 PM
You might be able to select the area then desaturate it - similar to how some redeye solutions work.
I enlarged the image and I do not believe this is typical lens flare. It looks like a Brockenspectre or a 'Glory', which is a naturally occuring diffraction effect.
From the "Weather Notebook": [i]"Diffraction produces light, dark, or colored bands by interference among overlapping light waves. The Glory's center generally appears bright with darker, often iridescent, rings around it. The more uniform the droplet-size, the more distinct the rings appear. The Brockenspectre and the Glory don't just appear at high altitudes. With proper lighting, they can occur anywhere uniform-sized water droplets are suspended in the air."[i/]
While this effect does work against Kevin's photo, it is a cool looking.
I used the patch tool with a circular selection. I checked "Source". After removing the Brockenspectre, I again used the patch tool with narrow selections on two other tree tops, twice to duplicate the forked tops. I checked "Destination". I moved them to where the first patch had removed the tops and aligned and dropped them. Simple.
I like the patch tool because it usually gives a good blend, wherever you locate the patch.
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9 repliesI'm wondering if there is a good technique to fix something like this. You can see that big red circle on the fg tree. I'm not sure what the precise technical term is for that.
Tried using the cloning tool, healing brush, but didn't have much success..
Any suggestions?
Alternatively, just clone the top of the tree off.
I downloaded the image you posted and it took just a couple minutes to get the flare taken care of.
Thanks for the advice, I have a few others from this location I wanted to work on but wasn't sure the best way to get rid of the flare issues I was having.
From the "Weather Notebook": [i]"Diffraction produces light, dark, or colored bands by interference among overlapping light waves. The Glory's center generally appears bright with darker, often iridescent, rings around it. The more uniform the droplet-size, the more distinct the rings appear. The Brockenspectre and the Glory don't just appear at high altitudes. With proper lighting, they can occur anywhere uniform-sized water droplets are suspended in the air."[i/]
While this effect does work against Kevin's photo, it is a cool looking.
-P
Preston, that is interesting information, never heard of that before..
EDIT: OK, how the frick do you embed a photo? I've tried 4 times with no luck.
EDIT: Make that 6 times.
http://www.rf-photography.ca/35604_Fix.jpg
I will try a more controlled clone tonight.
I used the patch tool with a circular selection. I checked "Source". After removing the Brockenspectre, I again used the patch tool with narrow selections on two other tree tops, twice to duplicate the forked tops. I checked "Destination". I moved them to where the first patch had removed the tops and aligned and dropped them. Simple.
I like the patch tool because it usually gives a good blend, wherever you locate the patch.