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Anonymous
October 20, 2019
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over exposure

  • October 20, 2019
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I have a great photo of a great lakes ore carrier but the sky is way overexposed. how can i correct the sky? thanks

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    davescm
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    davescmCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    October 20, 2019

    Do you have the raw file? If it's completely blow then you have lost it, but even if only one of the channels contains some detail, it may be possible to retrieve that detail in camera raw and use that as the basis for adding some colour in Photoshop
    Dave

    D Fosse
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    D FosseCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    October 20, 2019

    ...but if it's blown out, it's blown out. Then there is no information left to retrieve.

     

    Depending on the image it may be possible to replace or rebuild the sky. That's usually tricky work on an advanced level if you want it to look credible.

    joanH
    joanH
    Inspiring
    October 20, 2019

    Hello jmacdonald407,

    Select the sky with the magic or regular selection tool. Go to exposure and adjust the exposure level to the shade you like. Give it a try. Do post a photo of the work if you need more information. Best regards, JH

    joanH
    joanH
    Inspiring
    October 21, 2019

    Can add gradient sky and clouds if you like. JH

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