dragonfly - help with spot removal

[katia]

hey there, i have a really neat photo i took of a dragonfly this week, and after doing a bit of PPing, i notice there is a giant spot of something right above the dragonfly. here are the before and after shots. could someone please remove the spot, or give me a tutorial on what tools to use (i have photoshop cs4) and how to use them? thanks in advance to anyone who helps.

original:


PP'd:

[vsa]

Try clone stamp YouTube - Photoshop Tutorial: Removing Unwanted Elements
or healing brush YouTube - Photo Editing #5: The Healing Brush [PhotoShop]

[harsh.kataruka]

as vsa said, use the clone/heal brush tool..

u can also clean the spot at the bottom of the photo jus below the dragonfly..

was this caused due to dirty lens?

[vsa]

Originally Posted by harsh.kataruka

was this caused due to dirty lens?

Looks like normal lens flare.

[katia]

yeah just lens flare, too bad it happened in ONLY this photo, which of course happens to be my favorite, and the most in-focus! thanks for posting those tutorials, i will try them out when me and my boyfriend get back from the hospital...(ATV accident)

[harsh.kataruka]

sorry to hear about you n your bf.. hope nothin's too serious..

n i'm sorry for mistaking lens flare for your carelessness ( by implying dirty lens ).. this this flare should be easily rectifiable.. so u'd still have a stellar image..

[katia]

it's all good! still haven't had time to try the tutorials though, looks like i'm gonna be doing a lot more laundry/dishes/cooking for the next 8+ weeks, my boyfriend had an injury on his quad and broke his scaphoid. a pretty serious bone in the hand to break since there is actually a blood vessel running through it. so if it doesn't heal correctly, the bone could die, meaning he could lose mobility of the thumb. EEK!

i think all shall be okay though, with time.

[Trader]

This is actually quite easy to repair. Here you are:

[katia]

hey trader,

thanks for that update, i tried both the tutorials and wasn't too successful, but then again maybe i wasn't very patient. what method did you use?