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How can I selectively lessen bright reflection on water?
Hi all:
(still shot posted below)
How can I reduce or lessen a bright reflection of sun on water? I am attempting to turn a day shot into a night shot, and have been pretty successful with this clip, except for this spot in the clip where the reflection on the water is so intense. Is there a way to, say, selectively replace the intense white or intense brights with something more akin to what the moon would look like on the water, without reducing the brightness or contrast of the rest of the shot? I have heard of people replacing a blue sky with a dark grey sky, can that be done with this intense reflection? Here is a still shot from the clip:
https://www.ChrisForsyth.com/CreativeCow/BrightReflection.htm
All suggestions appreciated…many thanks in advance.
Best,
Chris Forsyth
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4 Replies
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Try applying the secondary color corrector to the
footage..then use the select effect range eyedropper
to select a squared area in that reflected area…then you
gradually doggle the gamma/gain/offset..etc, sliders until
you achieve a pleasing balance.Steve Rhoden
(Cow Leader)
Creative Arts Director and Film Maker.
Portfolio at:
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If it’s over exposed (it likely is), you can duplicate the track, use a mask to define the areas that are overexposed (or not), use a gradient mask combined with levels to reduce the over exposure, and use opacity to blend the two together. A slight bit of gaussian might help with it as well.
We cover this sort of thing in the VASST Color Correction DVD with Glenn Chan, FWIW.Douglas Spotted Eagle
VASSTCertified Sony Vegas Trainer
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This may sound strange, but might be worth a try. As of Adobe CS3, you can import a video clip into Photoshop and apply adjustments and filters to the whole clip. The Shadow/Highlight adjustment does a great job of reducing bright spots while not affecting darker areas. It’s a little tricky to figure out how to do this, but it’s explained in the help files.
Mary Waitrovich
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Thanks VERY much to all who have contributed ideas and suggestions to this question – all are very much appreciated, and have helped a great deal. Thanks a million.
Best,
Chris Forsyth
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