"Anders Jensen" <gooferd@hotmail.com> gave Roy Batty a mean glare and said:
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>Sounds like Image -> Adjustments -> Selective Color....
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>Set "Colors" to "Blacks" and slide the lower slider named "black" to fit
>your desire... =)
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>Hope it's what you're looking for
Today I realized that the option I was looking for was in my Microtek
scanner software, not Photoshop.
I will try "Selective color" though as that is something I could use a lot.
On my night shots I often like to black out the whole sky; the paint bucket
option sometimes overlaps into areas where I don't want it, and the brush
is time consuming.
Here's a reduced example of one I've been working on:
http://www.urbanphotos.net/images/lv/strat_from_mgm.jpg
"You're watching a stage play. A banquet is in progess.
The guests are enjoying an appetizer of raw oysters.
The entree consists of boiled dog."