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chuck biddinger · Oct 18, 2003, 7:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Herb

I've been trying to emulate Klaus' effort, but haven't yet got there. This one is a joint effort - using PhotoshopLE, Irfanview and ACDSee.

http://www.pbase.com/image/22425015

Herb,

I can get the yellow lines off of the road, but the sky is a BIG problem for me.

Please post your results.

Herb · Oct 19, 2003, 1:25 AM

I've been having another go at it. It was done by trial and error using a combination of the same programs as before - ACDSee, Irfanview and Photoshop LE - & all I can remember is that it involved about six or seven cut and paste jobs, (plus a lot more that I discarded).
http://www.pbase.com/image/22433461

chuck biddinger · Oct 19, 2003, 8:25 AM

Very good Herb.

#8 is much better than #2. You spent a lot of time. Great work.

Now would someone PLEASE tell me how to fix the sky!!

Herb · Oct 19, 2003, 10:23 AM

Chuck - The sky was fixed using (for a start) Irfanviw. Irfanview has a function it calls 'Enhance Colors' and it lets you subtract or add Red, Blue and Green.

I tried various degrees of this. When the sky looked blue enough, the rest of the picture looked unnatural of course, but I saved the picture and then called both it and one with the pale sky up in Photoshop, side by side.

Then I carefully used the Photoshop Lasoo tool to draw a line round the blue sky and a little of the surrounding foliage. Then I told Photoshop to copy the part I'd lassood.

Finally, I used the Photoshop paste command to paste the blue sky over the pale sky in the other picture, being careful to align it as exactly as I could. I hope this all makes sense?

chuck biddinger · Oct 19, 2003, 10:48 PM

Thanks....Herb.

fenlander · Oct 21, 2003, 3:56 PM

You can do it with Paintshop Pro's colour replacer (or similar tool in other packages)

Use the eyedropper to select a colour from the sky.

Set the replacement colour to a suitable blue chosen in the colour picker.

Set tolerance to about 40 and a large brush.

Just paint over all the blue bits to replace with the selected colour.

If you replace with a gradient, you get a more realistic result.

fenlander

digcamfan · Oct 21, 2003, 5:12 PM

Nice to see that yellow stripe gone

Gives more a country road feel to it...

Another view...

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Oct 19, 2003, 1:25 AM	#12
Herb Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Victoria, B.C., Canada Posts: 1,018	I've been having another go at it. It was done by trial and error using a combination of the same programs as before - ACDSee, Irfanview and Photoshop LE - & all I can remember is that it involved about six or seven cut and paste jobs, (plus a lot more that I discarded). http://www.pbase.com/image/22433461

Oct 19, 2003, 8:25 AM	#13
chuck biddinger Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 504	Very good Herb. #8 is much better than #2. You spent a lot of time. Great work. Now would someone PLEASE tell me how to fix the sky!!

Oct 19, 2003, 10:23 AM	#14
Herb Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Victoria, B.C., Canada Posts: 1,018	Chuck - The sky was fixed using (for a start) Irfanviw. Irfanview has a function it calls 'Enhance Colors' and it lets you subtract or add Red, Blue and Green. I tried various degrees of this. When the sky looked blue enough, the rest of the picture looked unnatural of course, but I saved the picture and then called both it and one with the pale sky up in Photoshop, side by side. Then I carefully used the Photoshop Lasoo tool to draw a line round the blue sky and a little of the surrounding foliage. Then I told Photoshop to copy the part I'd lassood. Finally, I used the Photoshop paste command to paste the blue sky over the pale sky in the other picture, being careful to align it as exactly as I could. I hope this all makes sense?

Oct 19, 2003, 10:48 PM	#15
chuck biddinger Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 504	Thanks....Herb.

Oct 21, 2003, 3:56 PM	#16
fenlander Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 251	You can do it with Paintshop Pro's colour replacer (or similar tool in other packages) Use the eyedropper to select a colour from the sky. Set the replacement colour to a suitable blue chosen in the colour picker. Set tolerance to about 40 and a large brush. Just paint over all the blue bits to replace with the selected colour. If you replace with a gradient, you get a more realistic result. fenlander

Oct 21, 2003, 5:12 PM	#17
digcamfan Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 3,422	Nice to see that yellow stripe gone Gives more a country road feel to it... Another view...