Exercise 19 Correction

For this exercise I used the two images in the resource area of the OCA website, the first one was the image with dust on it.

This is my corrected image, I have used the healing brush and also increased the luminance slightly so as not expose where I have made the changes.  I am reasonably pleased with the image, I have tried not to over correct the detail

The second image is the one that needed some flare correction:

For the edited version I used the healing brush and it was pretty straightforward to blend the lens flare out of the shot:

I am happy to make these adjustments and have no issues having done it.  I think it is OK to repair images that have blemishes created by the camera not the composition.   However I can see where it might be inappropriate, particularly in someone else's work or if the blemish was part of the picture.