Specific Vertical Flaws on Black and White

[Landlocation]

I am having an issue trying to get rid of vertical lines on black and white, have tried a few things but still can see the flaw, any feed back would be great. Thanks.

 

[YamyTheWeird]

here's an attempt

 

[JeffK]

I tried several methods but suddenly had an epiphany thinking about my old days in the photo lab.
Turned to the dodge and burn tools for help and they seemed to get the job done.
I set the Burn tool to Highlights with 3-4% exposure:



Then using a large diameter brush, begin brushing over that vertical banding area. If I went a little too far - and I happened to notice some darker areas in your image - I went to the Dodge tool, set to shadows, and also at about 3-4%

This is where I ended up:



Possibly someone else may come up with another solution.
- Jeff

 

[Landlocation]

I tried several methods but suddenly had an epiphany thinking about my old days in the photo lab.
Turned to the dodge and burn tools for help and they seemed to get the job done.
I set the Burn tool to Highlights with 3-4% exposure:

View attachment 117373

Then using a large diameter brush, begin brushing over that vertical banding area. If I went a little too far - and I happened to notice some darker areas in your image - I went to the Dodge tool, set to shadows, and also at about 3-4%

This is where I ended up:

View attachment 117374

Possibly someone else may come up with another solution.
- Jeff

Thanks for the info, that is alot better than I did. Kim

 

[JeffK]

Thanks for the info, that is alot better than I did. Kim

Many thanks for the response. Sometimes we're guilty of looking for more complicated solutions than we need to - so many buttons and levers to choose from.
Glad I could help!
- Jeff

 

[Babine]

Selected (feathered) the affected area and used curves adjustments to balance the light to nearby areas, Fine tuned with with dodge and burn.