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I took this picture at the Oklahoma City Zoo. The day was cloudy and this specific exibition was surrounded by trees. I used the wrog F-stop on my camera. Also, there was some interference between the camera and the subject. You can see in the before and after pictures the dramatic change that a little photoshop can create. First: I used the AUTO LEVELS, which is the easyest step of the process. this lightens the photo and its easier to see what you want to modify. Second: I used CLONE STAMP to get rid of most of the fence, the trick is to use the size of brush that extends just over the fence wire. You also want to make sure and use the correct area to clone over the fence, you don't want to have a lot of repetition. I recomend using random places to clone, being careful not to use different tones! Third: Enhancing the color of the subject. I used the "BURN" and "DODGE" tool to darken the tiger stripes "BURN" and "DODGE" tool to make its fur clear. Also, on this same step you want to use the "REPLACE COLOR" to add color to the subjects fur. making sure that you chose the right color to "raplece" this is basically to your taste. on this step you can get rid of the fence that is over the subjects fur. Forth: Bluring the background which helps if you had a hard time using the clone stamp. On this shot I felt it looked better! Is a tedious proces, since you must have patince. But the outcome of the picture can be seen on the before and after picture. You can see the final product at high resolution HERE . please visit and vote let me know what you think! I hope this was useful! By the way Im using photoshop CS on my Mac. For more information you can send me a message. your vote is very important!