help with part of this image?

[freestylee30]

So i actually got a picture of my cat tonight... he actually took it easy and didn't run away when i put the camera in front of him (I think he was tired - haha.

I like the picture (I mean it's not great, but I don't have any good ones of him) but the lighting on his tail is bothering me... it looks to have a blue hue on two sections of the black parts (at least on my monitor).

I'm not exactly sure how to fix this, I have access to CS2 but I mainly just use DPP and in this case I changed the WB, added some contrast and sharpened it up a bit, then resized in CS2 to post here.

So is there a problem on his tail and if so, how do i go about fixing it?

Thanks!

http://www.fcwolfpac.com/mclovin/IMG_2513.JPG

[ZeroOne86]

Use photoshop and create a hue/saturation layer and go to your blues and bring down the saturation that should fix the problem. If it messes with the background blues just put it on a mask.

[René Damkot]

The blue is probably flare ((cheap?) UV filter?)

An adjustment layer with a mask in PSCS2 should fix the problem.
Hue/sat will work, curves will work, as well as a lot of others ;)

[freestylee30]

The lens does have a UV filter on it - Hoya (not the cheapest, but not the most expensive one either). Funny, this is the first picture I've noticed this on.

Thanks for the tips!

[Bobster]

uv filter on the plastic fantastic?!

pretty decent capture for a 1 second shot! :)

[freestylee30]

Yeah, probably not needed... and considering the filter was 1/4 the cost of the lens. lol - oh well, got a filter on all my lenses, makes me feel better ;)

[Shutterbug Doug]

Reflected light from the TV or a window maybe? I attached a rework I did.
Create a new adjustment layer then choose--Image--Adjustments--hue/saturation--choose "blues"--sample the blue area of the cats tail--backed the saturation down to -60
To bring the blue back to the window area go back to the saturation screen, choose "cyans", sample center of blue in the window. Increased saturation back up to +50 and this is what I got.

http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh124/DKCPhoto/sample%20photos/Clipboard01.jpg

Copy in front is the original overlayed to show no loss of blue in the window.

[Shutterbug Doug]

And in the original size you posted.

http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh124/DKCPhoto/sample%20photos/IMG_2513_edit.jpg

[freestylee30]

Awesome, thanks Doug - I'll have a go at it myself when I get home. I appreciate all the help and especially your comparison.