getting Rid of the "Green Spot"

Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022 - Getting rid of the "Green Spot" when you take a photo into the sun.

I know, I know - this is not technically a "Dixon Heading West" road-trip blog-post, but I take pictures on-the-road, and sometimes I wind-up with the dreaded "Green Spot" in my photos:

It is unavoidable - a result of optics/physics and how the camera is manufactured.

There are actually 2 methods to correct this. The first is an App (working on the photo before it leaves your phone) called Snapseed:

Open Snapseed:

Tap the screen, and select the photo you want to edit:

At the bottom, select TOOLS, and then click on Healing:

As you pinch-in on the "Green Spot", a dotted-white circle appears. Position it around the "Green Spot" - then just tap the "Green Spot" with your finger. The app blends the pixels around it, and VOILA:

In the lower-right, click EXPORT:

Then click Save:

When prompted, click Modify:

and your beautiful picture is ready to be seen and shared and downloaded:

The Second Method is in Photos, after you have downloaded your photo:

In Photos, click the Edit button:

To access the Retouch tool, click the little paintbrush:

Your pointer turns into a thin black circle, which you move over the "Green Spot" (the width of the circle is 47.79, which you can adjust on the sliding-scale):

When the circle-surrounds-the "green Spot", tap on it. The program blends the pixels around it, and VOILA:

Click Done and your beautiful picture is ready to be seen and shared.