Does anyone know a proven method for removing those pesky contrails from a landscape scene?
I've used the clone tool in P/S but am not pleased with the results. The replaced sky is slightly darker or lighter than the surrounding area.
Apr 04, 2009 21:49 | #1 Does anyone know a proven method for removing those pesky contrails from a landscape scene? "It's the photographer's task to explore,photograph and share with others... that which they otherwise might miss" -William Neill
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Apr 05, 2009 01:27 | #3
This is what I'm trying to correct. Thanks "It's the photographer's task to explore,photograph and share with others... that which they otherwise might miss" -William Neill
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Damo77 Goldmember  4,699 posts Likes: 115 Joined Apr 2007 Location: Brisbane, Australia More info | Apr 05, 2009 03:53 | #4 |
PhotosGuy Cream of the Crop, R.I.P.  More info | Apr 05, 2009 10:56 | #5 I can't see the image ... Me, either. FrankC - 20D, RAW, Manual everything...
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Apr 05, 2009 15:29 | #6
Oops! Sorry- the image was accidently deleted. Anyway here is one example. I've used the clone tool but haven't tried the healing brush. Thanks for the suggestion. Will give it a try. "It's the photographer's task to explore,photograph and share with others... that which they otherwise might miss" -William Neill
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Apr 05, 2009 15:35 | #7 Well- I tried the healing brush but the results were lass than satisfactory. Also with the clone tool the replaced pixels are either too light or too dark and are noticeable as a streak in the photo. "It's the photographer's task to explore,photograph and share with others... that which they otherwise might miss" -William Neill
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Lowner "I'm the original idiot"  12,924 posts Likes: 18 Joined Jul 2007 Location: Salisbury, UK. More info | Kirby, Richard
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doable Senior Member  700 posts Joined Apr 2008 Location: Nova Scotia More info | Apr 05, 2009 17:03 | #9 The top contrail does draw your eye away from the mountain, I would use the clone tool and select right below or above every clone, reselect for every piece to get similar colour match. Then after that do it all again to fix any bad spots. I'm sure if you work at it you can get good results. I Love my Canon,
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Apr 05, 2009 17:49 | #10 Thanks for the input. I'll give those suggestions a try and let you know how it goes. "It's the photographer's task to explore,photograph and share with others... that which they otherwise might miss" -William Neill
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PhotosGuy Cream of the Crop, R.I.P. More info | Apr 05, 2009 19:12 | #11 I would use the clone tool and select right below or above every clone, reselect for every piece to get similar colour match. Then after that do it all again to fix any bad spots. I'm sure if you work at it you can get good results. Yes, sometimes you need to do small parts, reselect the source area, & just sneak up on it.  HOSTED PHOTO please log in to view hosted photos in full size. Don't try to do too big an area at once. Try sneaking up on it with a low opacity. Try turning on/off the check boxes for aligned & use all layers. Sometimes you need to use all the cloning tools just to clean up one area. And have you noticed that the clone tool has different modes, just as the layers have Blend Modes? FrankC - 20D, RAW, Manual everything...
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poloman Cream of the Crop  5,442 posts Likes: 7 Joined Dec 2006 Location: Southern Illinois More info | Apr 06, 2009 10:57 | #12 The others have given you good suggestions. Watch out for the shadow of the contrail on another misty area. You will need to clone that out too. If you have a suitable sky shot available, it would be pretty easy to mask El Cap and replace the sky completely. "All those who believe in psychokinesis, raise my right hand!" Steven Wright
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Peano Goldmember  1,778 posts Likes: 133 Joined Aug 2007 More info | Since you're willing to alter the sky, why not just replace it with something very like the original. This is painted in using gradients and cloud brushes.  Same gradient replacing sky, but preserving the clouds at lower right and lower left, and just adding some mist at upper left.  ---
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Apr 09, 2009 00:46 | #14 Peano. Wow - that looks great. I'll have to give it a try. My big problem was that if I use a polarizer on the image,it gives the sky constant gradient. So if a selection for cloning is made it will either be lighter or darker than the data it's replacing. But using your technique I don't have to worry about that.Thanks for all the suggestions. "It's the photographer's task to explore,photograph and share with others... that which they otherwise might miss" -William Neill
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conkeroo Senior Member  308 posts Joined Apr 2008 More info | I just used the patch tool only. If your careful from where you choose the source it works pretty well. Great image btw. I'd love to see a larger version.
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