Can this be fixed?

I've posted this one before - in a series of shots that I took at an airshow. But as you'll see it's a wee bit over exposed. I still like it but is there anything that can be done to improve it. Please feel free to experiment with it or provide pointers to how I can PP it.

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Hi Michael,

If you shot it in RAW then some of the blown highlights can be recovered, otherwise not.

Here's my quick attempt at a fix. I duplicated the layer and set screen mode to Multiply to darken the airplane and the ground. I then selected the sky and picked a very light blue color and filled the selection on a new layer. I added a mask and painted out some of the wing that was also selected. There needs to be a bit more work done around the plane to get all the sky the same color and the plane the proper color. You could also add in a real sky from another shot.

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Adjusted Levels, then Highlights snd Shadows by 25% each. Took 30 seconds.

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Brilliant - Many thanks. I have a few more that are similiar so I'll give them a go and maybe post the results

Michael

Nice shot, Michael.

Cool shot, would it work in Sepia or B/W? as itis an old plane
DOverton Great job on the PP
James....