Hmm.... I would use the cloning stamp and copy a bit of the tile next to it. that would work, though it would probably take some patience to get everything lined up properly.
See, I tried that, but it came out looking very blotchy and tampered-with. Perhaps I should have another go at it, though, and vary my brushes and opacity settings a bit. That might solve the problem. Or part of it, anyway.
Sadly, Photoshop 7 doesn't have the wonderful Shadow/Highlight feature of later Photoshop versions which is recommended on the page you provided the link for, but some of the other tips in there may be worth a try. universalist has also provided a few tips which may work. Between the two of you, you may have solved the problem. We'll see when I have time to hit Photoshop again. Anyhow, thanks. :-)
these are beautiful! i've been very busy, not updating, not commenting but i'm so glad to see you've rescued some good shots after all! and the donkey photo was just lovely - both the model and the pic itself.
Thank you! To be honest, I'm a little surprised at all the love my donkey is getting. I mean, I obviously thought it would be a nice picture, otherwise I wouldn't have taken it, but I didn't think others would like it as much as they seem to do. It's a pleasant surprise, though...
Hee hee. You, my friend, are utterly predictable in some regards, rust being one of them. You're also utterly persistent. You really want me to get into this layer business, don't you? Well, actually, a curves layer doesn't sound too bad to me (I love curves, in more than one way!), so I'll give it a try when I have time to do some Photoshopping again. Right now I'm a bit too busy to delve into layers (brrrrr), what with a nasty deadline coming up and everything, but I'll definitely have a go at it at some point. So, thank you very much for your long and detailed step-by-step description. Cheers.
I am predictable about rust, you are right about that! However, even if there was no rust here, it would still appeal. It was not the rust that I noticed but the geometry (which is very obvious in the first two of course), but here it is in utter simplicity and its shadow play. I like the angle of both and composition.
Layer is not a business but a necessity! :) It is funny, but as I was telling m_e_i, most of what I do now in PS is just two layers, as long as I can shoot the photo properly (very dark), which makes it impossible to display as-is. So, in reality, things are much more simpler now :) No fancy layering, except when the weather really does not cooperate, or I screwed up settings somehow. You too can turn to the dark side... eventually.
I hear you on the busy part... even this far.
Now, about the "more ways than one"... I am waiting for that private email that spills out all the details :) OK, after you are done iwth the next project deadline :D
I see what you mean about the rust photo. It's my favourite of this lot, as well, for the very reasons you mentioned -- its simplicity and geometry. I'm beginning to think that those are my strengths as a photographer (if indeed I have any): geometry and simplicity.
No worries, I shall turn to the dark side, eventually. With yourself, ladder7 (who recently provided me with a very useful step-by-step instruction) and maggieroofus (who has begun posting handy tutorials) as shining examples and willing teachers, I'll be converted to layers before you know it. I hope I'll able to do everything I need in just one or two extra layers, though, as I really can't see myself producing nine-layered photos. I have neither the time nor the patience for that. Or the inclination, for that matter
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Aaaaaaah, Rajasthan. I'm dying to go back there one day. I didn't get nearly enough good photos of the place. I also seem to have missed heaps of beautiful palaces when I was there. I can't believe I didn't to go Amber Palace or Bikaner, for instance. I'll definitely have to go there at some point.
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Thanks. :-)
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Well, I shall. Soon. When I have time to look into such things again.
Thanks again. :-)
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Some stuff on this page might help you out:
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-4222.html
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i've been very busy, not updating, not commenting but i'm so glad to see you've rescued some good shots after all! and the donkey photo was just lovely - both the model and the pic itself.
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Good to have you back! :-)
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To be continued. :-)
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Layer is not a business but a necessity! :) It is funny, but as I was telling m_e_i, most of what I do now in PS is just two layers, as long as I can shoot the photo properly (very dark), which makes it impossible to display as-is. So, in reality, things are much more simpler now :) No fancy layering, except when the weather really does not cooperate, or I screwed up settings somehow. You too can turn to the dark side... eventually.
I hear you on the busy part... even this far.
Now, about the "more ways than one"... I am waiting for that private email that spills out all the details :) OK, after you are done iwth the next project deadline :D
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No worries, I shall turn to the dark side, eventually. With yourself, ladder7 (who recently provided me with a very useful step-by-step instruction) and maggieroofus (who has begun posting handy tutorials) as shining examples and willing teachers, I'll be converted to layers before you know it. I hope I'll able to do everything I need in just one or two extra layers, though, as I really can't see myself producing nine-layered photos. I have neither the time nor the patience for that. Or the inclination, for that matter ( ... )
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The first photo reminds me of the vibrant palaces in Rajasthan (India).
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Anyhow, thanks, as usual. :-)
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