So I know you can feather edges of areas you've edited. but what i can't figure out is pretty specific to the photo. So I took a picture of the sunset behind some mountains, with the city underneath. Shot in RAW, 100 ISO, 1/60-1/125 exposure (cant remember), and f/5. so the sky looks perfect, just how it did in real life. the mountains were pretty dark, but not quite as blacked out as they appeared in person. and the underlying city was pretty dark. So in Camera Raw, i was able to edit the foreground using a graduated filter and lighten up the city a good bit, but this also lightened up the mountains too (tried to change the area the filter covered but dragging it any lower really darkened the upper part of the city.
so, i decided to open in photoshop and edit from there. my plan was to use the selection tool and add contrast to the mountains do make them appear darker (almost as a sillhouette). ok great, that worked. but now my problems lies at the bottom of that selection and the top of the city, its just a very obvious black line where the contrast was added. I can't figure out how to feather just that area, or make the dark blend with the light. i'm going to try to insert a pic for reference.
also, if this looks completely ridiculous, or there's a better approach, i'm all ears. i'm down for constructive criticism.
p.s. sorry for any improper lingo, still learning.
so, i decided to open in photoshop and edit from there. my plan was to use the selection tool and add contrast to the mountains do make them appear darker (almost as a sillhouette). ok great, that worked. but now my problems lies at the bottom of that selection and the top of the city, its just a very obvious black line where the contrast was added. I can't figure out how to feather just that area, or make the dark blend with the light. i'm going to try to insert a pic for reference.
also, if this looks completely ridiculous, or there's a better approach, i'm all ears. i'm down for constructive criticism.
p.s. sorry for any improper lingo, still learning.