Blend Hard Edge of a portion of a mask & smart filter to underlying layer?

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July 10, 2019
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Hi all,

I have an image I took in Oahu, I was focusing on capturing the sun setting. In this image I want to smooth the water from the horizon line just before the waves start to break over the swimmers and the shore.

Before Image

I managed to achieve the effect I want, however I have a hard edge.

I created a smart object layer, made a selection & mask and used the motion blur filter

How do I get rid of the hard edge so that it looks more natural?

Thanks

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c.pfaffenbichler

Community Expert

The Filter Mask itself can be Feathered (or edited like any other Mask with painting Tools and Filters).

A different option that gives additional control over blurring is Filter > Blur Gallery > Field Blur.

T

That Girl ThereAuthor

Known Participant

Thanks. I was thinking the hard line to the horizon would be ok. Should I feather the top along the horizon too?

c.pfaffenbichler

Community Expert

Thanks. I was thinking the hard line to the horizon would be ok. Should I feather the top along the horizon too?

Probably not.

Grant H

Community Expert

or you can use a gradient mask... all depends on what you like the best:

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That Girl ThereAuthor

Known Participant

Grant did you cut out the section of the photo and applied the filter only to that section and then applied a gradient mask?

Grant H

Community Expert

It looks like you used a motion blur, and as c.plaff mentioned (he wants to see how you have created the layers to determine best going forward) you can also use the blur tool and scrub along the hard line...

/G