I would just Clone Stamp it out:i like this picture otherwise but that gazebo type thing in the background has got to go. very tough doing a quick select and content aware delete in such a tight spot. things get put there that shouldn't be there. any ideas are welcome...
i normally try to avoid the clone tool only because of how precise you have to be to avoid wandering into areas you don't want to touch. this was a bit challenging with the vegetation sticking up but i was able to quick select the background pretty accurately (so as to prevent wandering into the foreground) then do the clone within the selection. it was easier than i thought..I would just Clone Stamp it out:
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If I understand you correctly adjusting the "Hardness" setting of your Clone tool might be helpful. If the Hardness setting is way low the feathering will allow your source-selection to "bleed" into the destination. Conversely, too much hardness will cause clearly defined selection lines that probably wouldn't look good on the vegetation. Maybe try a Hardness setting of, say, 10% - 15% for the vegetation and 50% for top of the wall if there's any bleed over from Cloning the vegetation. I'm pulling those exact numbers out of the air, but you get the point: the vegetation is "busy" enough you can get away with a softer setting, the wall will probably require something much harder to keep the lines looking clean and crisp. Like most things in Photoshop, it's a balancing act and while there are surely numerous ways to attack problems like this, using the Clone Tool seemed like the logical way to go to me.i normally try to avoid the clone tool only because of how precise you have to be to avoid wandering into areas you don't want to touch. this was a bit challenging with the vegetation sticking up but i was able to quick select the background pretty accurately (so as to prevent wandering into the foreground) then do the clone within the selection. it was easier than i thought.
i normally try to avoid the clone tool only because of how precise you have to be to avoid wandering into areas you don't want to touch. ............