Blue sky help..sounds simple,but.....

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After posting the below pic was advised to desaturate it a little and try a differant crop which I have done and like. Now to finish it off a little gradient blue sky would help. Now which is the best way to get this with all these branches:thinking::thinking::shrug:. Have Elements 9.
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Orange Tree In Isolation (edited) by scoobydude46, on Flickr
 
I'd add a gradient in a new layer and try the different blend modes, multiply or darken with a low-ish opacity will probably work..
 
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That straight line of the water in the background looks very strange, is it really that straight?

I happened to have a sky image open that I was working on for something else so have added that as a new layer, moved it around until I found a background I liked and then blended it to darken, lowered opacity and erased the areas that overlaid the water. It would not need to be too bright or there should be reflections on the water

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PS: It is a "Spanish" sky so might be appropriate for an orange tree :)
 
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Thanks for the advice, Kerioak yes the shore line was that stright. Nice sky ,I'll give it a go later.
Cheers scoobydude
 
Kerioak said:
Well done - just goes to show it is worth shooting nice skies when you see them as you never know when they will come in useful.
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Thats a cracking sky you have there, lenticular clouds?
 
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