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Removing blurry stars

Removing blurry stars - Photoshop Tutorial

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Removing blurry stars

- [Instructor] Sometimes, no matter how hard you try to make an image where everything is perfect, you don't quite make that goal, and you end up with something that compromises the effectiveness of the shot. That's the case with this photo of an aurora in Iceland. This was taken the first time that I'd ever photographed auroras, and for the first several shots that night, I didn't get the focus right for the stars. So, if I double click on the Zoom Tool in the bottom of the toolbar, which will take us out to 100%, you can see that these stars are definitely not in focus. I'll double click on the Hand Tool, which fits the entire image back on the screen. So, I think that overall, it's a decent picture of the auroras, even if it is flawed, certainly is a good memory of that night, but I do feel that the out-of-focus stars really take away from the overall image. Now, some people might say, just get over it, and accept…

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