Color blending

[Kashim]

Hi. I'm looking for a way to get rid of the black area in the upper right corner of the image below. What would be a good way to blend and extend the light brown color behind the spider all the way to the upper right corner? I just want the black area removed or made less noticeable, without altering anything else in the image. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

 

[IamSam]

Use the Brush Tool on a new layer. Set your flow down to about 1% to 10%.

 

[Tom Mann]

Kashim - For what it's worth, although Sam did a great job, I greatly prefer the unmodified version. The reason is that the dark area in the upper RH corner provides a "horizon" -- it gives the viewer a sense of perspective and it also prevents the viewer's concentration from wandering out of the frame.

Tom M

 

[agentmoeller]

@Kashim - For what it's worth, although Sam did a great job, I greatly prefer the unmodified version. The reason is that the dark area in the upper RH corner provides a "horizon" -- it gives the viewer a sense of perspective and it also prevents the viewer's concentration from wandering out of the frame.

Tom M

I agree with Tom, regarding perspective. Rather than washing the whole corner out into a uniform tan, I would use a soft brush and paint in a gradient that gradually darkened but did not go completely black. You'll still have your perspective, but without the high contrast.

 

[Kashim]

Thank you everyone for the suggestions. After some consideration I decided to leave the black area of the image alone. I normally take great care when photographing spiders to avoid black areas like that (where the light from my flash can't reach), but this particular spider wasn't the most cooperative and I only had a two second window to take the shot. Overall, I'm glad I took the shot even with the black area showing behind the spider. Anyway, thanks again for the help.