Fixing a sky at twilight and fix the contrast of the street scene

David Hanson

• March 14, 2022 06:56
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I have this early evening scene from a trip to Havana. I like the view of the street with the light from the lamp post and the headlights from the car and buses. However, the sky on the left corner is a blue triangle and the rest of the sky is burned out. Is there a way to fix the sky and keep the clouds or should I give up and swap the sky?  Thanks.

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  Ray Miles

  • March 14, 2022 13:33
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  You could use the Mask Sky tool and then edit the sky and the foreground as separate layers. Maybe reducing blues in the sky will get rid of the triangle and then boost the yellows, oranges and reds.

  I suspect Sky Swap on this image may not work well, since your own sky has a lot of contrast in it, what with the heavy grey in the clouds. You might be able to find a replacement that will merge convincingly with the original.

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  David Hanson

  • March 15, 2022 08:52

  Thanks for the helpful feedback, Ray. I will give your suggestions a try. Cheers.

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