Get rid of power lines?

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James Of Tucson
Jun 2, 2005
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http://www.conservatory.com/photos/oregon2005/goodpasture_br idge.jpg

Goodpasture Bridge, McKenzie River Oregon.

Any easy way to hide the electric lines on the left?
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Mike Russell
Jun 2, 2005
James Of Tucson wrote:
http://www.conservatory.com/photos/oregon2005/goodpasture_br idge.jpg

Goodpasture Bridge, McKenzie River Oregon.

Any easy way to hide the electric lines on the left?

This is a job for the clone tool. Use a brush just a bit larger than the width of the power lines. For longer power lines, shift-click is a great timesaver.
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James Of Tucson
Jun 2, 2005
This is a job for the clone tool.

Oh my! So THAT’S what it’s for! Thank you.
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Wizard of Draws
Jun 2, 2005
On 6/1/05 8:53 PM, in article
, "James Of Tucson"
spewed:

This is a job for the clone tool.

Oh my! So THAT’S what it’s for! Thank you.

When the clone tool may not be easily workable, I’ll select an area similar to what I need, copy and paste it on another layer to adjust it just like I want, then flatten. It adds a bit of safety net that cloning doesn’t. —
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Craig Flory
Jun 2, 2005
That looks pretty easy … once you learn a few techniques. Besides the excellent suggestions so far … also try using the patch tool. Another technique is to select the brush tool. Left click with your mouse on an area you want to paint with … while holding down alt on the keyboard. Now paint an area you want to get rid of. One more way is to make a duplicate image. Use the lasso tool to draw around an area you want to move. Now drag it onto your original image and drop it. Now use Layer > Add Layer Mask > Hide All. Use a white brush to "paint in" the area you moved thereby covering up the distracting area. ( in other words you are painting in weeds to replace the power lines) . It has been said many times that there are at least 10 ways to do something in Photoshop. Good Luck.

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Craig Flory
Jun 2, 2005
If you are interested … I worked the photo & love how it looks. Please let me know if you would like to see the after version.
The way it looks now … it could be a print, for sale, in a shop. I hope it will inspire you to the possibilities of Photoshop.
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Odysseus
Jun 2, 2005
In article
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Wizard of Draws wrote:

On 6/1/05 8:53 PM, in article
, "James Of Tucson"
spewed:

This is a job for the clone tool.

Oh my! So THAT’S what it’s for! Thank you.

When the clone tool may not be easily workable, I’ll select an area similar to what I need, copy and paste it on another layer to adjust it just like I want, then flatten. It adds a bit of safety net that cloning doesn’t.

Just working on a separate ‘retouch’ layer is all the "safety net" you need. You can even combine several techniques, e.g. pasting as you suggest, or painting/filling with flat colour for that matter, then using the Clone tool with a soft brush to add enough realistic detail or texture to fool the eye, and finally the Eraser to feather the edges into the background — all without touching the original image at all, so that if you don’t notice a flaw until you’ve printed a proof, it’s easy to correct the problem without having to start over ‘from scratch’. Likewise Adjustment Layers are a great way of keeping colour-corrections &c. completely editable and reversible.

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Odysseus
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James Of Tucson
Jun 2, 2005
I’d love to see it.

I do want to print it. To put where I can see it as a reminder of one of my favorite places in the world. (That bridge crosses a lovely river, one that even has its own type of boat!)
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James Of Tucson
Jun 2, 2005
That looks pretty easy … once you learn a few techniques.

Thanks for the help. These are really my first moments with PS (Elements 2, came with my camera). The posts in this newsgroup are helping enormously. Thanks again.
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Craig Flory
Jun 3, 2005
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