# Smudge on lens messed up my photo

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/smudge-on-lens-messed-up-my-photo/258857
**Category:** design
**Created:** [April 28, 2008, 11:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/smudge-on-lens-messed-up-my-photo/258857 "2008-04-28T23:50:54Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author: ![njhokie2002](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c89c15/32.png) [@njhokie2002](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/njhokie2002)
#### Post date: [April 28, 2008, 11:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/smudge-on-lens-messed-up-my-photo/258857/1 "2008-04-28T23:50:54Z")

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Is there a way to use photoshop to somewhat correct/restore my image? There apparently was a smudge on my lens which “clouded” the right portion of this image.

I’m no pro using channels, etc. in photoshop so if anyone can recommend a tutorial for me to walk-thru or offer some help that would be great.

![](http://forum.kirupa.com/uploads/kirupa/3144/deceb2e9096ddbef.jpg)

Thanks in advance, and cheers!

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### Author: ![thelittleden](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b487fb/32.png) [@thelittleden](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/thelittleden)
#### Post date: [May 25, 2008, 8:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/smudge-on-lens-messed-up-my-photo/258857/2 "2008-05-25T20:04:42Z")

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Well, i’m sure you can do something about it. 🙂

good luck.

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### Author: ![wes\_design](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ad7895/32.png) [@wes\_design](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wes_design)
#### Post date: [May 26, 2008, 11:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/smudge-on-lens-messed-up-my-photo/258857/3 "2008-05-26T23:36:52Z")

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play with the levels  
bring down the blues since you are in natural light  
burn the right side of the photo  
and add contrast or bring up the blacks

no offense its the flare… no real affect of the smudge