A thought provoking shot. The electric wire is a little distracting though. I'm guessing the sky in the reflection is natural whereas the sky above the rock wall was transplanted or enhanced.

bert

Donald Bryant wrote:
> A thought provoking shot. The electric wire is a little distracting though. I'm guessing
> the sky in the reflection is natural whereas the sky above the rock wall was transplanted
> or enhanced.
>
> bert
> Hi Donald.
I upload original file .Now you can see my work.
Regards, Manuel Sousa

manuel sousa wrote:
> Donald Bryant wrote:
> > A thought provoking shot. The electric wire is a little distracting though. I'm guessing
> > the sky in the reflection is natural whereas the sky above the rock wall was transplanted
> > or enhanced.
> >
> > bert
> > Hi Donald.
> I upload original file .Now you can see my work.
> Regards, Manuel Sousa
>
Hi Manuel

Thanks for posting the original. It's the fine white line above the wall and on the left side of the mirror that told me you had adjusted the sky. You can minimize such halos (fine white lines) by a combination of Select>Modify>Expand # and Select>Feather #. For example I often use the Magic Wand to make my starting selection then I use the Lasso to add in any missing parts. Once I have a selection, I typically use Select>Modify>Expand 3 and Select>Feather 2 before making and local contrast/brightness/saturation adjustments. The same thing applies if you make your selection by converting a path to a selection. You will have to experiment a little with the Expand and Feather values you use depending on the contrast between the selected and non-selected parts. You can usually make the halo disappear.

Regards,

bert

> Hi Manuel
>
I typically use Select>Modify>Expand 3 and Select>Feather
> 2 before making and local contrast/brightness/saturation adjustments.

sorry that should be Select>Modify>Expand 1 and Select>Feather 2

bert

I like the composition and I'm still trying to sort out the elements. Good job.