Editing help needed

Tyson · Dec 2, 2006

Can someone help me with the over exposer of this photo and guid me through how you go about fixing it? What program was used and such, I am a new guy with very little talent for editing. Any help at all and I'll be greatful.
It won't let me post the image! What do I do?

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o276/sparkstyson/800.jpg

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Flash Harry · Dec 2, 2006

post it first on photobucket, then copy the URL, with image tags included and paste this into your post

Tyson · Dec 2, 2006

OK I see

dgs · Dec 2, 2006

RUN!!!!! Yogi is coming!

BoblyBill · Dec 2, 2006

I'll give it a try when I get home... I don't think that we'll be able to do much because once it's overexposed the details are lost in that area when PSing... at least that's my expierence...

BoblyBill · Dec 2, 2006

I like that building by the way... cool idea

BoblyBill · Dec 2, 2006

This is about the best I could do I hope this helps

Puscas · Dec 2, 2006

that's a great building! Where is it?
Boblybill: IMHO your edit is a bit too yellow.

pascal

Digital Matt · Dec 2, 2006

Sorry, but with digital you can't fix overexposure except by not overexposing. Exposure is critical in photography. With negative film you have options during printing, but with slide film and digital, there is little you can do.

Tyson · Dec 3, 2006

Puscas said:
that's a great building! Where is it?
Boblybill: IMHO your edit is a bit too yellow.

pascal

Newark Ohio

LaFoto · Dec 3, 2006

This is as far as I tried to go. Levels in Photoshop. First overall: midtones to -80.
Then I selected the building with the lasso tool and a feather of 150px and lowered the midtones selectively again to -10.

I would not dare to go any further.

BoblyBill · Dec 3, 2006

Puscas said:
that's a great building! Where is it?
Boblybill: IMHO your edit is a bit too yellow.

pascal

I agree... now that I look at it... but like I and Digital Matt said there isn't much that can be done with it without making it look fake.

Tyson · Dec 4, 2006

Thanks guy I'll try to retake the shot this week. It is going to be sunny a few times so I'll give it a shot. It is not easy to get it that centered while flying by on a RC airplane. I figured it would be easier to edit it than retake it.