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Adobe Photoshop CS' Photomerge Makes Panoramas

We still have one major problem with the photo here, but it isn't too difficult to remedy with the power of Adobe Photoshop's retouching tools. There's a diagonal band across the image that is darker than the rest of the image.

need to remove a diagonal dark band

There are many ways to correct this problem. Maybe selecting the area and using the "Brightness/Contrast" tool to increase the brightness to match the rest of the photo would work, but I am going to start off by using the "Patch" tool. The "Patch" tool may be accessed from the toolbar on the left. You may not have the "Patch" icon visible. The "Spot Healing Brush" tool is shown in place of the "Patch" tool by default, so you may see a bandage icon where the "Patch" tool should be, 4 down from the top on the left. If you don't see a "Patch" icon, left click and hold down on the icon that is the fourth one down on the left and then drag down to the "Patch" tool. Another way to access the "Patch" tool is to hit "Shift+J" and continue to hit "Shift+J" until you see the "Patch" tool appear in the toolbar.

select the Patch tool

With the "Patch" tool selected, left-click and drag a selection around the darker part at the the top above the clouds.

create a selection with the Patch tool

When you have finished the selection, left click on it and drag it over to the right to sample the lighter section of the sky that matches the rest of the photo.

click and drag on the selection over to the right

Release the button and notice the improvement the "Patch" tool made.

release the button notice the improvement

Press CTRL-D to Deselect. As you can see, there is still work to be done at the top.

press CTRL-D to Deselect and still work to be done

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