Halos around lights

[ohfer]

It's been awhile since I've done a restoration so I chose an easy one to start out with. I'm wondering about the difference in the halos around the field lights between the original and the one in progress. After doing a level adjustment they seem so much...bigger. If it was humid on the night the pic was taken they very well could have appeared that big in the original. I'm wracked with indecision about it.

Also, general critique is welcome. Thank you!

Original:


WIP:

[ohfer]

I'm going to assume the halos are okay as-is since no one has said otherwise. Thanks for taking a look! :-)

[Hannie]

The halos will be a little brighter than in the original but yours seems to have blown out just a little too much.  Your could tone them down some with an adjustment layer and layer mask?

Hannie

[ohfer]

Thanks, Hannie! Sometimes I'm the only one who thinks something looks off, so I wanted to make sure I wasn't seeing things.

I did a layer mask and added the result to the end of my OP. There's some image degradation from Photobucket--there's more of a difference between the WIP I posted last night and the newer version than it appears.

Layer mask added:

[Hannie]

Great job Lynette!
One small pick, it is better to post you revised work in your new post instead of editing the older post with a new image. 
For future users it makes more sense this way.

Thanks,

Hannie

ps
just edited your posts

[ohfer]

Thanks, will do

[Hannie]

Lynette, could you also upload your first WIP to Photobucket?  It seems to have disappeared.

Thanks so much,

Hannie

[ohfer]

Fixed. I have no idea what happened there.   :wow: