Getting Rid of "HOT SPOT'S"

[Edmund]

I have tried various methods of getting rid of these hot spots(on front canoe) on my image and seem to have failed. What would be the correct technique for removing it.?
Eddie

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1aVTloufrkBYB3gSigP8SjjDqJGGE_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1aVTloufrkBYB3gSigP8SjjDqJGGE)

[Pauline]

Well Edmond what I would do is get a soft airbrush at a low opacity and sample the color that you want it to be from the side of the canoe and brush it in. Don't forget to sample for your shine also. Take it slow and build up the color.

[Edmund]

Pauline, Thank you very much. I tried the clone stamp tool but used a soft round brush. I'll try the air brush and see how it works out.
Eddie

[Pauline]

Edmond I seem to use the airbrush a lot these days and really like it. It's great for getting rid of imperfections on skin too. Just remember low opacity.

[Diana]

Pauline, Thank you very much. I tried the clone stamp tool but used a soft round brush. I'll try the air brush and see how it works out.
Eddie

Eddie,

When you use the Clone Stamp tool for something like that, try setting the Mode in the Options Bar to Darken, 50% Opacity, Sample all layers, and work on a blank layer above your image. With Darken, it will only affect the pixels lighter than the sample. Then if you like the fixt, merge the work layer with your image.

Diana

[Rusty]

Eddie, here's another way that will sometimes work.

This is the bottom foreground of a picture. The main image, a building storefront is properly exposed. Reflections were very distracting. I'm sorry, I no longer have an untouched "original" but the bottom was a sketch attempt rhat will give you an idea of the highlights I had.

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1dFByjrdbYNPkIyPDOC3Mx7mW0ueJ4_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1dFByjrdbYNPkIyPDOC3Mx7mW0ueJ4)

I selected the automobiles, including the sidewalk. Ctrl-J put that selection on a new layer. I then used Enhance > Lighting >Brightness/Contrast and toned down the reflections. That didn't get it quite right so I cancelled that, did a Levels adjustment first and then followed that with a Brightness/Contrast adjustment.

You can do the same thing with Adjustment Layers. Just mask out what you don't want to change.

Rusty

[Edmund]

Thanks every one I'll try them out tomorrow.
Eddie

[Daviskw]

Hi Edmond

I did a 5 minute job on the hot spot...Perfection is not needed or wanted here I believe.

I used the airbrush sampling color as I painted down from the top. Did not worry about the rope because I masked it out later.

This matches color just fine but it needed texture.

To add texture I made two layers filled with 50% gray and set to layer mode overlay.

To the first I added noise, then used the motion blur filter to streak just a little along the canoe horizontally.

To the top I added a lot of noise but just used gaussian blur to make splotches.

I believe these layers add the needed texture.

Butch

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/19WZNgeMwePGRKwqeeHrMzJijLzk_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=19WZNgeMwePGRKwqeeHrMzJijLzk)

[MarieBoyer]

Nicely done!

[Edmund]

Thanks Butch, your 5 minute job will probably take me 2 hours. Well done.
Eddie