George wrote:
Photoshop 7.0: any suggestions for cleaning up the sky in this photo?
I’ve been using the clone tool with very good results, but it is too labor intensive. It is for display on line, not to be printed. Thanks
in
advance, George
http://gah.ms11.net//Scan14.jpg
If you have a lot of shots similarly affected (is it mildew or just crud from poor attention to cleaning before scanning?) you might want to consider a flatbed scanner such as the Epson 4870 or 4990 as it is now. I have some (far more than I’d like) slides and negs that have been badly affected by fungus and are just a cobweb of fungal strands. These scanned on a Coolscan IV are a nightmare to clean up, read clone up. Scanned on a 4870 the difference is quite remarkable. The fungus is barely noticeable while the image is only slightly worse than the Coolscan scan, in common with the expected results from the two machines. This is without using ICE which is another thing you might like to try if your slide lends itself to it i.e not a Kodachrome. If it’s a one off, messing about in PS is probably your answer. Of course if you already are using a 4870 then, damn, yours is better than mine 🙂
Brian
(the other one)