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Old 10-03-2007, 03:50 PM
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When I took this shot a few months ago, I was forced to use a flash because I didn't have my tripod at hand and the moth certainly wasn't going to stay on my patio door window forever. So of course I ended up with terrible reflection, harsh light, etc. I thought it was a perfect candidate for WWYD.

GOAL: Clean up the reflection and make it look like it wasn't shot through glass.

What I did (in Paint Shop Pro Photo XI):
-Straightened image
-Cropped out most of the door
-Increased contrast (curves adjustment)
-Painted out with black all the reflective portions
-Burned the body of the moth
-Sharpened the body of the moth and the outer edges of the wings
-Unsharp mask (radius 75, strength 20)
-Increased saturation
-Depth of field tool (to blur the head a little so it wouldn't look like I painted in black between the legs)
-Cross-processed Photo effect filter

What you would do #20
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