Mask around trees

[DigitalinDC]

Flora- I'd be forever in debt if you were able to take the original image and achieve the same success as with the work you shared!! I'd follow that up with a little irish jig if you then shared your technique step by step!!! I've run across the same problem that NW is having and I believe YOU hold the key. Thanks bunches for any additional input you may offer!!!

[Flora]

Hi everybody!

Rondon,

I think you did a great job in masking the sky!!!

Don, DigitalinDC, Rondon

... here is what I managed to do working on the original .... As for my secret for achieving it, given the 100KB limit of attachment size in the posts, I was thinking about writing a (step by step) tutorial tomorrow....

P.S. I dislike very much 'flat' coloured backgrounds .... I only used a flat blue for the sky so the tree-line against it is more visible!

[NWPhotoGuy]

Originally Posted by Flora

Hi everybody!

Rondon,

I think you did a great job in masking the sky!!!

Don, DigitalinDC, Rondon

... here is what I managed to do working on the original .... As for my secret for achieving it, given the 100KB limit of attachment size in the posts, I was thinking about writing a (step by step) tutorial tomorrow....

P.S. I dislike very much 'flat' coloured backgrounds .... I only used a flat blue for the sky so the tree-line against it is more visible!

Thank you, Flora, I'm looking forward to it.

[Flora]

Hi everybody!

....here is my 'secret' unveiled ....

Don,

for your picture I didn't use the 'Hue/Saturation' as explained in the last part of the Tutorial ....

Since the 'leftover' colour tinge from the original background in your picture was nearly white, I did the following:

• Created an empty Layer on top of all the others (blending > Darken).

• Selected a soft (fuzzy) brush (Opacity 30/60%).

• Alt + left click in a sky area close to the tree-line to pick the right colour.

• Painted over the tree-line to blend it in with the rest of the sky.

Hope this could help.

[NWPhotoGuy]

Originally Posted by Flora

Hi everybody!

....here is my 'secret' unveiled ....

Don,

for your picture I didn't use the 'Hue/Saturation' as explained in the last part of the Tutorial ....

Since the 'leftover' colour tinge from the original background in your picture was nearly white, I did the following:

• Created an empty Layer on top of all the others (blending > Darken).

• Selected a soft (fuzzy) brush (Opacity 30/60%).

• Alt + left click in a sky area close to the tree-line to pick the right colour.

• Painted over the tree-line to blend it in with the rest of the sky.

Hope this could help.

That's fabulous, Flora, thank you so much!