Fixing Lens Flare in CS3

[stoogest]

Hi all,

Here's a crop showing a problem area in one of my photos (the star effect is ok, it's the circles that I want to get rid of).

Is it possible to remove the lens flare in CS3?

I've tried playing around with the blur tool and the clone tool but it seems too difficult to get it right.

[ricktas]

Hard to do well. I use the clone tool. Zoom in to 100% and work slowly and methodically. But Lens Flare is not a bad thing...sometimes its easier to just leave it there.

[stoogest]

Thanks Rick. I've managed to clean one up, but that was because it was sitting by itself in the middle of a dark area. I think I'll leave the other couple alone.