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Dee Dee said:
Does anyone here know what steps I could take in Photoshop Elements
to correct the overexposed sky in this photo? I would really like
to be able to "save" this photo.
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Hi Dee Dee

Over exposure is one of the most difficult things to correct or edit out, at least for me. You could consider cloning the clouds across the washed out area.

I do have another suggestion, and that would be to mask out the existing sky and replace it with another, even if you need to get out and photograph another sky to match your gray water. Just a couple thoughts--KenD-460Z, C-3030Z, C-2100UZ. )
 
Dee Dee said:
Does anyone here know what steps I could take in Photoshop Elements
to correct the overexposed sky in this photo? I would really like
to be able to "save" this photo.



Thank you, Dee Dee
--
http://www.pbase.com/petitfleurs/

Olympus Uzi, B300, Hoya Macro +1, +2, +4
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Hi!@!

Try this technique.

Open in Elements
Create a duplicate layer
Create a new adjustment layer
Select gradient tool ,linear gradient 100% normal setting

Click at the bottom of the picture, hold and drag so that the gradient stops near the beginning of the sky.
Use enhance-levels .
Try auto first, if not satisfactory adjust the sliders.
Also adjust color with hues and saturation
When satisfied use unsharp filter 20% radius, 3.2 0 treshold
Save as is or flatten and save in tiff mode.

This has worked very well for me

Hubert
 
Thanks Ken. I do have another photo taken that day that was not overexposed, I would like to try to mask out the sky and replace with the other. Do you think that would be possible and still save the ocean spray on the rock?

I'm waiting on my copy of Photoshop Element now...it should be in the mailbox when I get home later. Do you use PSE?
Ken Killian said:
Hi Dee Dee
Over exposure is one of the most difficult things to correct or
edit out, at least for me. You could consider cloning the clouds
across the washed out area.

I do have another suggestion, and that would be to mask out the
existing sky and replace it with another, even if you need to get
out and photograph another sky to match your gray water. Just a
couple thoughts
--
Ken
D-460Z, C-3030Z, C-2100UZ
. )
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-- http://www.pbase.com/petitfleurs/Olympus Uzi, B300, Hoya Macro +1, +2, +4
 
I guess it depends on what you are looking for. This image looks fine to me. Yes, the highlights are blown WAY OUT, but what detail is missing? A few wisps of clouds? It looks fine the way it is, IMO.

I don't think it needs saving, but with a little creative cloning....


Dee Dee said:
Does anyone here know what steps I could take in Photoshop Elements
to correct the overexposed sky in this photo? I would really like
to be able to "save" this photo.



Thank you, Dee Dee
--
http://www.pbase.com/petitfleurs/

Olympus Uzi, B300, Hoya Macro +1, +2, +4
Click to expand...
 
Dee Dee said:
Does anyone here know what steps I could take in Photoshop Elements
to correct the overexposed sky in this photo? I would really like
to be able to "save" this photo.



Thank you, Dee Dee
--
http://www.pbase.com/petitfleurs/

Olympus Uzi, B300, Hoya Macro +1, +2, +4
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Hello Dee,
I like your name. My youngest Daughter has the same name.

Two questions: Was the picture exposed when it was almost dark or what was the general conditions when you took the picture? The reason I ask is that if the clouds are not properly exposed the other parts will be in the same condition and would look like to me that the entire picture would need correcting instead of just the clouds unless of course you are wanting a specific final (special) effect.

Have you tried the procedure suggested by Hubert ?? When I tried the procedure, my results were "very light and not good" so guess I am doing something wrong or not doing somethind correct ..ha .. Was the sand a light color or gray/tan as some sand is and was the water like "white water" like a very fast moving stream running over rocks, etc.
Vernon...
 
In photoshop Elements you can use the backlighting command (Enhance - Adjust Backlighting) On your photo I used the value of 100 to darken the sky.



Some of the other things I did was keep the original beach and used the dodge tool on some of the water.--Shay My Sony F707 Gallery: http://shaystephens.com/portfolio.asp
 
Hi Hubert....I'll try your suggestions. I've just loaded Elements, obviously its going to take me some time to beat the learning curve. I'll get it done tho. Any help you can give me would be appreciated.

Thank you!
Hubert Sasseville said:
Hubert Sasseville said:
http://www.pbase.com/petitfleurs/

Olympus Uzi, B300, Hoya Macro +1, +2, +4
Click to expand...
Hi!@!

Try this technique.

Open in Elements
Create a duplicate layer
Create a new adjustment layer
Select gradient tool ,linear gradient 100% normal setting
Click at the bottom of the picture, hold and drag so that the
gradient stops near the beginning of the sky.
Use enhance-levels .
Try auto first, if not satisfactory adjust the sliders.
Also adjust color with hues and saturation
When satisfied use unsharp filter 20% radius, 3.2 0 treshold
Save as is or flatten and save in tiff mode.

This has worked very well for me

Hubert
Click to expand...
-- http://www.pbase.com/petitfleurs/Olympus Uzi, B300, Hoya Macro +1, +2, +4
 
Vernon D Rainwater said:
Hello Dee,
I like your name. My youngest Daughter has the same name.
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Thank you!
Vernon D Rainwater said:
Two questions: Was the picture exposed when it was almost dark or
what was the general conditions when you took the picture? The
reason I ask is that if the clouds are not properly exposed the
other parts will be in the same condition and would look like to me
that the entire picture would need correcting instead of just the
clouds unless of course you are wanting a specific final (special)
effect.
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It was a heavy overcast....if you want to look on my pbase site there are a couple of others shot at the same time frame but the sun had dropped just enought to cause the blow out in this and a few others. On the other two shots (on my site) I did use an overall levels correction in Photo Brush.
Could I copy the sky from those into this without losing the ocean spray?

I haven't used my Elements at all yet....I need to work through it. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.

Bye the way I like your daughters name too! :)

Dee Dee

-- http://www.pbase.com/petitfleurs/Olympus Uzi, B300, Hoya Macro +1, +2, +4
 
Hi Shay....I like that too! I'll give it a try in Elements and let you know the outcome. I might be more happy with it than the original.

By the way I have the original saved in a safe place so I can work on copies.

Thanks! Dee Dee
Shay said:
In photoshop Elements you can use the backlighting command (Enhance
  • Adjust Backlighting) On your photo I used the value of 100 to
darken the sky.
Some of the other things I did was keep the original beach and used
the dodge tool on some of the water.
--
Shay

My Sony F707 Gallery: http://shaystephens.com/portfolio.asp
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-- http://www.pbase.com/petitfleurs/Olympus Uzi, B300, Hoya Macro +1, +2, +4
 
Dee Dee:

I'm glad to see that you're getting suggestions here. This is where I've learned most of my techniques. Great folks here.

(aka CajunAngel)--Keep on shooting!Lisa
 
Dee Dee said:
Vernon D Rainwater said:
Hello Dee,
I like your name. My youngest Daughter has the same name.
Click to expand...
Thank you!
Dee Dee said:
Two questions: Was the picture exposed when it was almost dark or
what was the general conditions when you took the picture? The
reason I ask is that if the clouds are not properly exposed the
other parts will be in the same condition and would look like to me
that the entire picture would need correcting instead of just the
clouds unless of course you are wanting a specific final (special)
effect.
Click to expand...
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Hello Again Dee,

I sent you a modified picture by email. I hope to soon get off my DUFF and get setup to post pictures. Some nice people sent me all the info to get started. Have been so buisy helping a friend of one of my daughters with her computer and some new software...
Vernon...
Dee Dee said:
It was a heavy overcast....if you want to look on my pbase site
there are a couple of others shot at the same time frame but the
sun had dropped just enought to cause the blow out in this and a
few others. On the other two shots (on my site) I did use an
overall levels correction in Photo Brush.
Could I copy the sky from those into this without losing the ocean
spray?

I haven't used my Elements at all yet....I need to work through it.
Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.

Bye the way I like your daughters name too! :)

Dee Dee

--
http://www.pbase.com/petitfleurs/

Olympus Uzi, B300, Hoya Macro +1, +2, +4
Click to expand...
 
Very difficult, very damaged... and the jpeg artifacts don't help!!
this is the best i can get:



adjustments:



next time, check the review if you're shooting digital!! or take 2 exposures, one like your original and another one, underexposed, to have the sky well exposed... then, with layers, do a "composite" image, with the good sky from the underexposed and the water and sand from the overexposed picture...

please post the fullsize picture if you have one, and i'll correct it the same way.

:)
 


Hi Dee,

First I did not know that you had other pics. of the ocean with similar skies, so I replaced the blown- out part with some blue (used Corel Knock-Out) and the resulting image looked quite cheerful :-)

Then I looked at your webpage and found all those lovely ocean-pics with gorgeous skies - I proceeded to replace the original sky with one of those other skies. I worked with Photoshop 6 - Curves ,Levels - used Layers, History Brush, Dublicates and the Clone Tool.



Cheers, Bee
 
Bee,

Thats it! I thought that could be done with the sky from the other photo. Thank you for jumping in here and letting me know about it. I'm starting to work with PS Elements....I'm going to try this too. I not sure how well it will work in Elements but it is something I need to learn.

Can I ask you a question now and then? Like did you have to work the ocean spray back in over the rocks?

Thank you, thats wonderful!

Dee Dee
birgit ryan said:
Hi Dee,

First I did not know that you had other pics. of the ocean with
similar skies, so I replaced the blown- out part with some blue
(used Corel Knock-Out) and the resulting image looked quite
cheerful :-)

Then I looked at your webpage and found all those lovely ocean-pics
with gorgeous skies - I proceeded to replace the original sky with
one of those other skies. I worked with Photoshop 6 - Curves
,Levels - used Layers, History Brush, Dublicates and the Clone Tool.



Cheers, Bee
Click to expand...
-- http://www.pbase.com/petitfleurs/Olympus Uzi, B300, Hoya Macro +1, +2, +4
 
Dee Dee said:
Bee,
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... I'm starting to work with PS Elements....I'm going to try this too.
Dee Dee said:
I not sure how well it will work in Elements but it is something I
need to learn...
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DeeDee, as you know I do work in PS6 and CorelDraw10 but I happen to have PS Elements, too - just got it with one of my hardwares. I will play around with it - it does seem to be a nice application with lots of potential - let you know..

Cheers, Bee
 
Hi !
PSE is a fine program .
Read all the tutorials on line and at the adobe site.
They shure helped me, and I keep learning every day.

If you want to spend a few$$ Buy Photoshop Elements Solutions by Mikkel Aaland either at Barnes and Noble or Amazon. It gives you a good start.

Keep having fun

Hubert
Dee Dee said:
Thank you!
Dee Dee said:
Dee Dee said:
http://www.pbase.com/petitfleurs/

Olympus Uzi, B300, Hoya Macro +1, +2, +4
Click to expand...
Hi!@!

Try this technique.

Open in Elements
Create a duplicate layer
Create a new adjustment layer
Select gradient tool ,linear gradient 100% normal setting
Click at the bottom of the picture, hold and drag so that the
gradient stops near the beginning of the sky.
Use enhance-levels .
Try auto first, if not satisfactory adjust the sliders.
Also adjust color with hues and saturation
When satisfied use unsharp filter 20% radius, 3.2 0 treshold
Save as is or flatten and save in tiff mode.

This has worked very well for me

Hubert
Click to expand...
--
http://www.pbase.com/petitfleurs/

Olympus Uzi, B300, Hoya Macro +1, +2, +4
Click to expand...
 
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