Glare reduction

I have Adobe Photoshop Elements 4.0 on XP and having problems removing the glare from a camera flash on a picture of a painting.
The picture has a lake in it and has lightened/whitened part of an area that should be blue.
How can I easily reduce this glare after the fact? I tried to lighten it but the whole picture then turns lighter.
I am a bit of a newby here.
Thanks.

Clone on a separate layer with a soft brush set to a low opacity...maybe around 25%...and in darken blend mode. You'll have to check the "Sample All Layers" or "Use All Layers" in the option bar.
Better yet
if the PSE4 spot healing brush will allow you to heal on a separate layer... use it. (I have CS2 not PSE4 so I'm not sure if you have this ability in PSE4). Again, check the "Sample All Layers" or "Use All Layers" box in the option bar. You'll get the best results by dabbing. To keep the painting true, you might also select the Darken blend mode for this healing layer. (This way only the areas lighter areas will be affected.) I'd do any highlight removal on the trees separate. Maybe set the layer to Vivid blend mode with a very low opacity for the layer...maybe around 7%.
Edit: Even if the spot healing brush wont work on a separate layer you may find you like the results better than the clone stamp. You could also try the regular healing brush.
Terri

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Full Error description is :
GR reduction not possible. Wrong cmmt item (fin. trans. 30) in GR/IR
acct
Message no. FICUSTOM350
Diagnosis
You are trying to reduce a goods receipt line (GR) with an invoice (IR).
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System Response
The system cannot calculate a GR reduction. This is not a program error, but
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Procedure
Correct the commitment item of the GR/IR clearing account. If necessary,
reconstruct the document in FM.
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