How do you.....?

[Tracey McGovern]

Hi
Does anyone know how to get rid of a sunburst from an image...??? It's just one circle that wasn't that obvious until I got it printed off on A3, then it stood out like a sore thumb. I really like the image but for this blob in the middle so thought I would try and get rid of it then I could get it re-printed. I've tried the cloning tool, the patch tool, the burn and dodge tools and all I've managed to do is make a mess of it and made the circle more obvious. I'm not that hot on Photoshop but there must be some way to get rid of it. Any suggestions would be very much appreciated.
Best Wishes
Tracey

[Theo Dibbits]

Tracey

Dodge and burn will only make a greater mess out of it.
You can either use the clone tool or if the ring is in a large expanse of sky select a piece of unaffected sky with the lasso tool, feather it (select, feather) by at least 100 pixels then make a new layer (control + J)
Select the new layer and use the move tool to stick it like a patch over the ring.
The trick is to prevent a line appearing around the patch so you need to experiment with the feather function.

Theo

[Tracey McGovern]

Hi Paul

Here it is. Hope you can suggest something I can do to get rid of it. It's right in the middle, just above the waterfall. I look forward to hearing from you.



Best Wishes

Tracey

[Lee Bold]

Hi Tracey i presume you mean the one in the trees, Hope you don't mind but i've used the clone tool and the patch tool to just blend it out a little. I usually make a transparent layer over the top first and then switching between layers to take a sample from the original and paint on the new. You can then adjust the opacity to allow some of the original to show through giving you a nice blend. Also make sure you zoom right in and use small brush sizes. Its a little difficult on the image size because of the compression for web, you should get better results on your original.

Lee

[cameraclix]

Hi Tracey

Sorry I can't suggest any more than the other guys here...but I have to say that's a seriously GOOD photograph, that I would offer to a stock agency (but then I'm always thinking of how to convert an image into £...that's how my head works!).

Quite honestly, you should be proud of the picture rather than seeing the speck in the middle!

John

[John]

A simple cloning seems to do the trick.

We'll cover this on a Saurday morning Digital Session very soon and I think you'll be able to pick this up very quickly.

Great image!

[Theo Dibbits]

There may be some other options. This looks like it has gone through photomatix.
First check if all of the exposures have the same problem. If not try to re-run with the affected one(s) removed.
The second option is to check if the correctly exposed one (nearest the finished one) has the problem. If not you can introduce that one as a separate layer, remove all around the affected spot and blend the layer into the original.(levels,feather, opacity etc.)
And finally: if you have more then one set of exposures you can use an other one and either use a layer or use it to clone the trees back in. As Lee said, best done on a separate transparent layer.
(Why do I feel like getting wet feed when I see that picture? )

Theo

[Theo Dibbits]

The previous message was before I had my mid-morning coffee which tends to kick the brain in to gear.
There is a much easier way.
Use the lasso tool to select the area, feather by 20 or 30 pix, now hit Control +J to make a separate layer.
Select the new layer and go to Image/adjustments/levels (at the top toolbar) and pull the mid slider to the right. Over-do it so the area now looks too dark.
Now use the opacity slider at the top of the layer pallet and pull it back. The two layers will blend together without loss of details in the leaves.
Flatten and done

Theo

[oakeycoke]

Tracey,

Plenty of suggestions to remove the sun burst after the event and good ones to at that.

What lens were you using? Looks like a 7 petal diaphragm one?

Did you have a uv/skylight filter attached and did you use a lens hood? Filters especially the cheaper end of the market can induce the effect, likewise consumer lenses dont have the same care taken by manufacturers to reduce the problem.

http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutori ... -flare.htm is well worth a read explaining the reason for the flare and ways to reduce it. One point I picked up on was that if you are using an EF Canon lens on a cropped sensor body then the Canon specified lens hood for that lens may not be the best one for that lens on a cropped sensor body to reduce flare. Read the article it explains it very well.

Phil

[Tracey McGovern]

Thank you all so much for your thoughs and suggestions. I'm going to give a couple of them a whirl to see which comes out the best. I'll let you know how I get on.

Lee - You have done an excellent job, I can't see the flare at all.
Theo - I'll give our last suggestion a go first, it looks the easiest way to do it.
Phil - I'll have a look at your link later when I get home, don't think my boss would be too impressed if I did it right now - hahaha...!!!!

Thanks again, I'll see you all tonight at the club.

Best wishes
Tracey x

[Tracey McGovern]

Hi

I just wanted to let you know how I got on.....!

I tried Theo's suggestion:

"Use the lasso tool to select the area, feather by 20 or 30 pix, now hit Control +J to make a separate layer.
Select the new layer and go to Image/adjustments/levels (at the top toolbar) and pull the mid slider to the right. Over-do it so the area now looks too dark.
Now use the opacity slider at the top of the layer pallet and pull it back. The two layers will blend together without loss of details in the leaves.
Flatten and done."

Thanks to Theo for the suggestion and also to Bernie for Thursday nights session - otherwise I wouldn't have know how to select and feather.

The results are great, I'm happy with it, it's not perfect but it's alot better than it was and I'm happy to let this go to print. I'll probably enter it in one of the monthlys.

Thanks again everyone.

Tracey