Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Tina: >Try it this way: > >Step 1. Make a grayscale copy by opening the image, chose Image > >Duplicate, and click OK. Now select Image > Mode > Grayscale. > >Step 2. Using this grayscale copy, select Filter > Blur > Guassian Blur, >and blur the image enough that you lose detail by entering a Radius value >between 3 and 6 pixels. > >Step 3. Bring the original color image window to the top by clicking in >it, the choose Select > Load Selection and, and use the grayscale copy as >your selection. Set the background channel to Black, check the Invert box, >and click OK. After loading the selection, you should see a dotted line >around the shadow areas. > >Step 4. Now choose Edit > Fill. Under Contents, select 50% gray. Under >Opacity, enter 100%. Under Mode, select Color Dodge, then click OK. The >resulting image should have the shadows lifted. I find using Layers to do the same thing more intuitive. 1) Select "Duplicate layer" from the layer menu. I usually name it c or c mask. or contrast if I'm feeling especially verbose. :) 2) Desaturate the new layer and invert it. 3) Select "overlay" as the mode. 4) Guassian blur to taste. Adjust the Layer opacity slider to taste, as well. Same results. :) Eric - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html