When I posted my holiday photos recently, I was upset that a photo of Julie and Ollie was spoiled by leaving in a plastic shopping bag, and Ollie’s drinking bowl. Here is the offending photo.
(All three photos can be enlarged by clicking on them.)
Two very kind blogging friends offered to edit the photo so they could not be seen, then sent me the edited result. I have no idea how to do this, so for me it is like a magic trick!
From Ed Westen. https://deartedandjody.wordpress.com/blog/
From Fraggle. https://fragglerocking.org/
I am very grateful to them both for their time and trouble, and I will have them printed soon.
Another great example of helpful community bloggers.
beetleypete 
Great work! xx Michael
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They both did really well.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Wonderful, and also amazing what technology can do.
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It ceratinly is, Jennie.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Wow! Superb work!
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It made a real difference to the photo, and was very kind of them too.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Wow, those are fabulous! What a difference taking out the bowl and bag! Fraggle is amazing! 💕C
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I think it did make it a much better photo. I don’t usually bother about random things spoiling a photo, but they were both too garish.
Best wishes, Pete. x
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A much better picture! Sam knows how to airbrush out anything he doesn’t like. I think he does it on ‘Paint’.
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It is always good to have some extra computer skills.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Some people like Sam thrive on learning new skills, but I can’t be bothered and let him do any airbrushing for me.
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Great work and well done! I have tried to edit some photos myself, and the results are even worse than the original photo, so hats off to them!
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Yes, they both did an excellent job, Olga.
Best wishes, Pete.
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I was going to suggest that using Photoshop but don’t really know how to do it myself! Turned out wonderful! 🙂
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It did indeed. Thanks, Susanne.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Cheers Pete, happy to help!
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Much appreciated. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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It s a great pic of both of them, and the edit is amazing
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Thanks very much, Beth. I agree of course. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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I like FR’s better. Warmest regards, Ed
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Don’t be daft. No difference!
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Daft or not, and I am prone to being daft, I still like your edit better. Warmest regards, Ed
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The only difference I can see is that her edit is a larger image when viewed on my PC. Otherwise there is no difference. Thanks again, Ed.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Ah proof that the camera can lie, but great edit and nice result.
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The camera can always lie, Bobby.
Cheers mate, Pete.
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They did a great job of cleaning it, but that’s not what happened – so I prefer the original. No offense.
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No offence taken, GP. I am with you as a rule, but for a framed photo for Julie, it won’t hurt to look ‘tidy’.
Best wishes, Pete.
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https://cleanup.pictures/ Upload your picture, use the brush over what needs to go. BAM. Download the results. Also, Adobe Express is free to use online and will kill backgrounds for you. Put the wife and dog on a bench in the Parthenon if you want.
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Phil, I do own Adobe Elements, but my computer skills are insignificant.
Thanks very much for the link.
Best wishes, Pete.
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https://www.jamesfridman.com/
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Good one, David. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Ain’t photo shop grand? LOL Looks much better. chuq
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It certainly does, chuq.
Best wishes, Pete.
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I love how the blogging community came together in a positive way!
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It has never let me down, John. Not once.
Best wishes, Pete.
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I often want to remove items from my pics and sometimes I can more or less do it, but I need to get the app which makes this magic possible. I’m always afraid to attempt new things!
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I can’t even imagine how to do it, and trying to learn that is a technical bridge too far to cross for me. (I do have Photoshop Elements, but only manage to reduce file sizes on that.)
Best wishes, Pete.
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https://cleanup.pictures/
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This is brilliant. Thanks so much!
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You’re welcome. Hope it works for you!
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I tried it too, and managed a similar result. On the free programme it only allowed a medium-sized file, but that was good enough for use on a blog. 🙂
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The edited photo looks great!
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Much better without the carrier-bag and dog bowl, I agree.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Excellent!
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It makes all the difference to the photo, I agree.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Indeed…one of my go to tricks when things get in the way!
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The photo looks great without the bag and bowl, Pete.
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It does indeed, Robbie. I took it from a long way off, so had no time to move the bag and bowl before I took it.
Best wishes, Pete.
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A thoroughly justified edit! I bet Julie and Ollie are pleased. XX
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I haven’t shown Julie yet, as I will get a photo framed for her.
Sorry you have come up as Anonymous.
Best wishes, Pete.
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