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Script-Fu -> Photo -> Highlights to Sky

Over-exposed?
No Problem.
This is a an adjustable script,
that creates a Sky and Clouds in an image highlights.

So if you have a "blasted-out" sky, this script can help.

Script-FU > Photo > Highlight to Sky and Clouds

Original Author's site:
http://www.farcrydesign.com/GIMP/BlueSkyClouds.html

Dialog

Dialog 2 (if you are rendering clouds)

Original Image

Result:

Download

210_photo_BlueSkyClouds.scm

;  This script should be placed 
;  in the user or system-wide script folder.
;
;  Windows Vista/7/8/10)
;  C:\Program Files\GIMP 2\share\gimp\2.0\scripts
;  or
;  C:\Users\YOUR-NAME\.gimp-2.8\scripts
; 
;  Windows XP
;  C:\Program Files\GIMP 2\share\gimp\2.0\scripts
;  or
;  C:\Documents and Settings\yourname\.gimp-2.8\scripts   
; 
;  Linux
;  /home/yourname/.gimp-2.8/scripts  
;