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Myer Bornstein
03-12-2010, 11:24 AM
I have had a problem trying to mute the highlights of the water in the BG. I was able to clone out a few very bright spots but need helpd to tone down the rest of the highlights
Axel Hildebrandt
03-12-2010, 11:46 AM
Do you mean the whites in general or the specular highlights? In cases with several patches of white and other colors, I use Viveza to make adjustments as necessary.
Myer Bornstein
03-12-2010, 11:52 AM
Axel
The spectacular highlights, Is there a way to do it PS with buying an other add-in?
Thanks
Axel Hildebrandt
03-12-2010, 12:10 PM
Axel
The spectacular highlights, Is there a way to do it PS with buying an other add-in?
Thanks

You could clone them out but that is a bit tedious.
Rob Miner
03-12-2010, 12:27 PM
Myer, You might try photographing a white wall, white sky, clouds, etc. makeing sure that photo is under exposed. Combine that photo (off white wall) with your file on top. Use a soft 2-5% brush on the hot spots. Then use Blending mode is necessary to obtain the results you are looking for.

Rob...........
Alfred Forns
03-12-2010, 01:22 PM
Good idea Rob !!

Myer Specular highlights can be left alone, they are just a part of the scene. In the example you showed the main thing is getting a good light angle to light up those birds !!!
Blayne Olsen
03-12-2010, 04:58 PM
This is a classic picture that lightzone excels with. Down load a trial version and have some fun.http://www.lightcrafts.com/lightzone/
Charles Glatzer
03-12-2010, 07:14 PM
If desired you can knock down specular highlights using the Blur tool in darken mode.

Best,

Chas
David Thomasson
03-12-2010, 07:21 PM
I think the problem you're after has less to do with specular highlights than with the way your lens' bokeh renders them. I think, but
I'm not sure, so tell me, please: Are these the little devils you're trying to get rid of?

http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/9537/specular.jpg
Myer Bornstein
03-12-2010, 07:23 PM
David
Yes
David Thomasson
03-12-2010, 07:33 PM
David
Yes

OK, then that's easy.


Duplicate the image.
Zoom in on the specular devils.
Apply Gaussian blur, starting with the smallest radius and increasing until the devils are tamed the way you want them.
Click OK for the G/blur and put a black mask on that blurred layer.
Paint the devils with white -- small, soft brush at 50% brush opacity -- until they're gone.

http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/7730/blur1.gif
Myer Bornstein
03-12-2010, 07:41 PM
David
Thanks I will try it
Ray Rozema
03-12-2010, 09:03 PM
David

Thanks for the suggestion.
Charles Glatzer
03-12-2010, 09:21 PM
As poitned out they are not really specualr highlights per se.

Was this taken with a 400DO lens?

Chas
Myer Bornstein
03-13-2010, 06:27 AM
chas
Taken with a 150-500 Sigma D300s
David Thomasson
03-13-2010, 08:56 AM
Here (http://www.rickdenney.com/bokeh_test.htm) are some bokeh tests that illustrate what seems to be going on here. Scroll down to Test Scenario 1: Wine glass. In the
second and third tests in that stack, the bokeh is rendering specular highlights similar to what's in the ocean pics: rings with
bright, pronounced edges.
Myer Bornstein
03-13-2010, 09:22 AM
David
Thank you interesting article