Photograph - Photoshop CS5 Cloning

Question

I have been using the new CS5 photoshop for about 6 months. I have a grasp on the basics of cloning/healing inc the new content aware fill (which is great). I can get good results on simple cloning but on complex stuff I really struggle.
I could do with some assistance if someone could spare the time.
I have an image with of a pair of sunglasses. Arguably I should have setup the shoot better to remove the stuff in the right hand lens. But I didnt. I would like to know some tips on making a realistic touch up of the lens. I have tried several things from spot cloning to patch heal. Even trying to make a new lense with grad colours. The end result is always the same. Too soft, blurred and artificial looking result.
Here is the Hi-Res original with the reflection I wish to remove:
http://www.lakelanddigitalmedia.com/stock/stock_23042011_006-Edit.jpg
I'd really appreciate some advice on the topic.
many thanks in advance.
Neil
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Answer 1

You mean if you didn't want the magenta part in there at all?  About the same thing...  Paint it gently, smoothly, with the colors in the surrounding area.  That may be a bit more challenging to make look natural, but it can be done I imagine.
But frankly that magenta section of color looks kind of neat in there.  Very eye-catching.  You might want to think twice before you try to make the reflection look too blank.
If the magenta color is the problem itself, you could try using a brush set to Color mode, with which you could change the color but leave the luminance of the reflection in place.
Another completely different option is to replace the entire content of the lens with a photograph that's been spherically distorted.  Usually an image taken through a wide angle (e.g., fisheye) lens would be good to start with, since these lenses are convex.  Where do you want the prospective buyer to imagine he/she is?  On the beach?  In the mountains?
-Noel