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Title: Mom, I wanna horse :)
Post by: coopmj on December 03, 2018, 06:54:22 PM

Hi Everyone,

Please put your eagle eyes to work and let me know what still needs correcting. Thanks!!

Mary

Original
(https://i.postimg.cc/YLSLFR5w/Yang-M-11-07-4x6.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/YLSLFR5w)

WIP
(https://i.postimg.cc/6T1ySrsy/Yang-M-11-07-4x6-forum.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/6T1ySrsy)

Title: Re: Mom, I wanna horse :)
Post by: Jo Ann Snover on December 03, 2018, 09:50:12 PM

I think you've done a grand job on the damage and my suggestion is about trying to recover some of the nearly-blown highlights, something like this:

(https://i.postimg.cc/75fvPcgH/Yang-M-11-07-4x6-WIP-recovered.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/75fvPcgH)

I added two Curves Adjustment layers. The first was set to multiply blend mode with a black mask. I then painted in lighter & darker shades of gray on the very bright areas and blurred the mask to soften edges more. The other curves adjustment layer was to add a little contrast overall (an S curve).

See what you think. You can tell you've darkened too much when you get a flat gray instead of the colors jumping back. You can Shift Click on the black mask of the multiply blend mode layer to see what's possible - the truly blown areas will stay blown even with everything around them darkening.

Title: Re: Mom, I wanna horse :)
Post by: coopmj on December 04, 2018, 11:43:17 AM

Awesome--thank you Jo Ann! I'll see what I can do (and I'm going to start a folder with all your suggestions)! :up:

Mary

Title: Re: Mom, I wanna horse :)
Post by: Lynnya on December 05, 2018, 09:23:04 AM

With Jo Ann's tips it'll blow it away Mary.. great job :up:

Title: Re: Mom, I wanna horse :)
Post by: Shadow on December 05, 2018, 11:34:56 AM

Really nice cleanup Mary. Yep. Jo Ann's tips will put it over the top.

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