How to recreate this circle with just top of image sticking out

Kurt,

I was in doubt, and still am; and I see the screenshot as more or less representing what Ross wishes to end with, quite possibly only partially, rather than what he is starting with.

I was/am most inclined to believe that Ross has a full photo to be (mostly, apart from the top) kept within a circle, and most likely no solid red at all but all photo within, the latter because of his mentioning a Clipping Mask.

Mike seems to have assumed the same about the photo as did I, and suggested some PS work under the assumption of a solid circle round the body/head where I expressed my doubt an hour earlier.

At first I thought that there was no reason at all to even consider posting anything when you had already posted the undoubtedly best answer, but then the double (or one and a half) doubt came.

You might be right, Ton. But be careful.

My friend Auric Goldfinger recently told me that Bond‘s avocados are just a mock and a very tricky lure to catch and quarter you with a laser.

In private, Bond prefers to take some pears, of course whisky-preserved.

That‘s why he always won and always will win the games. Pears as Brosnan a bit later.