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[C&C] Cropping stamp out of image

  • 28-02-2010 10:22PM
    #1
    Micilin Muc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,842 ✭✭✭


    Unfortunately I was without my camera when I was provided with a wonderful opportunity to take photos of dramatic clouds this weekend. I borrowed a friend's point & shoot on which I couldn't figure out how to stop the date/time stamp from showing up in the photos.

    How would you remove the stamp? Here's my effort (I cropped it, but lost vital foreground interest!).

    4395679855_55f2ea80e2_b.jpg

    4396441430_f93832d6a7_b.jpg


Comments

  • #2
    Tactical
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,542 ✭✭✭Tactical


    Instead of cropping, did you consider cloning the date time stamp out?


  • #3
    Germag
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 96 ✭✭Germag


    In Photoshop I would use the Healing brush.


  • #4
    Fenster
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,763 ✭✭✭Fenster


    If you made the original available, I would not mind taking a crack at it.


  • #5
    Micilin Muc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,842 ✭✭✭Micilin Muc


    Tactical wrote: »
    Instead of cropping, did you consider cloning the date time stamp out?

    I tried it before in GIMP with another image but found it very difficult.

    Fenster wrote: »
    If you made the original available, I would not mind taking a crack at it.

    I believe I've given it a Creative Commons license now so it is available to download (I'm not too sure of the etiquette etc...) Thanks!


  • #6
    DaireQuinlan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,718 ✭✭✭DaireQuinlan


    The foreground interest isn't particularly interesting though, so you might be able to straighten the horizon, then crop almost completely, leaving a small strip of horizon along the bottom just to ground the clouds a bit.


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  • #7
    joeKel73
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,689 ✭✭✭joeKel73


    Using the cloning tool in Fireworks, should be the same for most software packages...

    clonec.jpg


  • #8
    ColmDawson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,001 ✭✭✭ColmDawson


    Surely those time stamps are redundant nowadays; you can usually check EXIF if you want to know when it was taken. They're so intrusive.


  • #9
    Micilin Muc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,842 ✭✭✭Micilin Muc


    foto joe wrote: »
    ...

    That's a fantastic job Foto Joe! I'll use that as a benchmark as I learn how to do it myself. Did you find that easy in comparison to other photos on which you've used the cloning tool?


  • #10
    joeKel73
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,689 ✭✭✭joeKel73


    Yeah that's a handy one for cloning with that ground cover. Just keep changing your clone source so you can't see repeated patterns... and don't clone any prominatent features as they'll stick out. Oh and follow and line of gradients. That was just a quick job, you can spot one or two repeated patterns.


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