Spot Healing

[don_myers1]

<p>I'm having a bad time trying to edit this picture (image 1). There is a lighpost under the right arch, and I have tried repeatedly to use the healing/spot brush to remove it. After trying it all at once (a disaster) I switched my tactic and did several lavers a little at a time. The results were drastically improved, but there is still evedence that the photo has been "shoped". (image 2)<br />Is there a better way to remove the lamp post, or is it a lost cause?</p><div></div>

[don_myers1]

<p>image 2</p><div></div>

[RobertChura]

<p>What PS are you using? <br>

I found that if you clone the edges near the intersections to make a similar background and then use the healing (or better the content aware fill) will be able to blend better. The image you have is so small I can't make an attempt at an illustration</p>

[William Kahn]

<p>My experience is that the healig brush tool doesn't work well close to contrasting objects in the image, and the spot heling brush even less so.. Better to use the clone stamp...</p>

[don_myers1]

<p>Thank you each for your response; I did a brief check on what you said and it worked a whole lot better.<br>

The version of PS I use is Elements 10, and the photos are so small because they are only 200*134 pixels. (I wasn't shure how small they needed to be.)</p>

<p>Again thanks, and I'll check it out in more detail.</p>

<p>Don</p>

[jim_jones3]

<p>I usually use the clone tool on a duplicate of the original in PSE for such tasks. With the sky for the background, a paint brush might work even better. Start with a small clone tool or brush to work around other picture elements, and increase the size of the tool where you have more working space.</p>