Reflections in window

Question

I have a significant number of pictures taken on a bright sunny day from the panoramic car of Switzerland's Glacier Express that are marred by reflections in the glass windows. Does anyone know how to clarify these pictures as they are not replaceable. I use Elements 2, and have access to Photoshop 6, and am ready to purchase Elements 4. This was our 50th wedding anniversary trip so they mean a lot to us.
Peter Hartill

Answer 1

I played around with the third image. I was working from my laptop, and my results weren't great, but I had the most success with the good old Clone Tool. I zoomed way in and kept changing the brush size and shape (for example a square brush can help recreate the color variation in the field and the little road better than a round one), taking samples from the "OK" spots that are closest to the areas with the damage. It's tedious, and I resampled a lot, but the results are certainly an improvement.
I'd suggest creating new cloning layers for various portions of the images. On the one with the cows, I'd create a new layer and work on the cows, then I'd create another layer when I was trying to get the reflection of the face removed and still more layers for the mountainous areas. If the cows turned out OK but you weren't happy with the results for the face, you can just delete the "face" cloning layer without damaging your pretty cows! After the images are repaired as well as they can be, adjustment layers can be used to enhance the entire photo.
I know this sounds like a lot of work, and it will be, but think of how much enjoyment you'll get as you relive your trip while looking at the pictures! (You have to keep a positive attitude about this, ya know.)